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Amnesty Media Awards 2024: entries close in two weeks

Prestigious awards celebrate excellence in human rights journalism Closing date for entries is Monday 29 January 2024 Entries for Amnesty International UK’s 32nd annual Media Awards close in two weeks...

Papua New Guinea: Police and military must 'protect human rights' amid riots

Looting and protests erupted after around 200 military and police personnel walked off the job At least 16 deaths have been reported ‘The use of unnecessary or excessive force by law enforcement...

Israel/OPT: South Africa's genocide case offers glimmer of hope for justice

Proceedings at International Court of Justice due to open in The Hague tomorrow South Africa’s case cites Gaza war crimes evidence gathered by Amnesty ‘War crimes and crimes against humanity are rife...

UK: MPs should oppose 'draconian' anti-boycott bill

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - back in Commons tomorrow - will make it unlawful for public bodies to reflect ethical and human rights issues in procurement and investment...

Africa: LGBTI people face 'relentless' oppression after surge in discriminatory laws - new briefing

Last year saw a new wave of harsh anti-LGBTI legislation across Africa 31 countries still criminalise consensual same-sex sexual activity LGBTI people are threatened with arbitrary arrests, detentions...

Switzerland: Trial of former Gambian minister for crimes against humanity welcomed

Former interior minister Ousman Sonko standing trial on charges of involvement in killings, rape and torture during Jammeh presidency Sonko arrested in Switzerland in 2017 under principle of...

Iran: Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali at grave risk of 'retaliatory' execution

Earlier this week a Swedish court upheld a life sentence against a former Iranian official implicated in prison massacres Ahmadreza Djalali has been arbitrarily held in Iran for past seven-and-a-half...

Myanmar: Military should be investigated for war crimes in response to 'Operation 1027'

Myanmar military arbitrarily detained civilians and looted valuables Use of cluster munitions in Shan State ' Nearly three years after the coup, the suffering of civilians across Myanmar shows no...

Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must account for secretly-detained Palestinians

Mounting number of Palestinians being held in circumstances amounting to enforced disappearance Sickening images of humiliated detainees in underwear condemned as war crimes ‘We are currently...

Irish Government challenge to Troubles Act 'vital for victims here and around the world'

Amnesty International has today welcomed the decision by the Irish Government that it will pursue a legal challenge to the UK Government’s controversial Troubles Act at the European Court of Human...