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Germany: Deportations to Afghanistan risks Government becoming an accomplice to the Taliban

Nobody is safe in Afghanistan - extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances and torture are commonplace Government’s adopted asylum policy during election campaigns is political theatre and...

Scotland: Letter to First Minister raises questions over Israel meeting

First Minister urged to ensure Scotland plays its part in ending atrocity crimes in Gaza and Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. ‘The Scottish Government must confirm that it has no...

Northern Ireland: race hate incidents at new all time high​

PSNI report 1411 racist incidents in the year to end of June 2024, 144 higher than for previous 12 months Race hate crimes now represent almost one in a hundred of all crimes in Northern Ireland ‘...

Hong Kong: Conviction of Stand News journalists is 'one more nail in the coffin' for press freedom

In response to the “sedition” conviction of the defunct Hong Kong media outlet Stand News and two of its former editors, Sarah Brooks, Amnesty International’s China Director, said: “This dismaying...

Israel-OPT: Israel's major military operation in West Bank puts Palestinian lives at risk

‘Ongoing military operations on this scale will undoubtedly lead to an escalation in deadly violence’ - Erika Guevara Rosas Responding to the launch of a major Israeli military operation in the...

UK: mass solidarity protest for detained Palestinian medics to take place outside St Thomas' Hospital

173 health workers in medical scrubs will kneel down in powerful vigil to highlight plight of Palestinian healthcare workers detained by Israeli forces Event will include call for release of Dr Khaled...

Gaza: Israeli attacks on two displaced persons' camps in Rafah should be investigated as war crimes

New investigation reveals Israeli forces failed to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians in May attacks on the Kuwaiti Peace Camp and al-Mawasi A toddler and a young woman were decapitated...

Indonesia: Police use ‘excessive force’ against peaceful protesters

Police attack, injure and arbitrarily arrest protesters, including children Journalists threatened, intimidated and subjected to unlawful force ‘Police forces across several cities in Indonesia...

UK: UN recognises human rights violations in controversial 'Prevent' strategy

United Nations findings provide a damning assessment of racism in the UK Amnesty calls for the Government to scrap Prevent when releasing its review in October In response to recommendations to the...

Burundi: Journalists, activists and political opposition suffering under President Ndayishimiye-- new report

President Ndayishimiye’s government has unleashed wave of repression dashing early hopes of reform With elections due next year, authorities must build on last week’s release of journalist Floriane...