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UK: Home Secretary's comments on Palestine protest 'extremely ill-judged'

In response to the Home Secretary’s comments on the Pro-Palestine demo this Saturday (11 November), Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “Once again, Suella Braverman’s...

Israel/OPT: Paris humanitarian conference must call for an immediate Gaza ceasefire

Ceasefire ‘is a vital precondition to ensure the people of Gaza receive any kind of sustained, effective and impactful humanitarian aid’ - Agnès Callamard As heads of state prepare to gather for an...

Israel/OPT: surge in arbitrary detention of West Bank Palestinians, with torture rife

Israeli authorities currently holding more than 2,000 Palestinians without charge or trial Mounting evidence of torture, with detainees stripped, beaten and humiliated Some detainees made to sing...

USA: 'Victory' for abortion rights in Ohio must lead to meaningful access

In response to Ohio becoming the latest state in the USA to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, Tarah Demant, Amnesty International USA’s National Director of Programmes, said: “Despite this...

Israel/OPT: Hamas must release all civilian hostages

Israeli families of hostages held by Hamas and other armed groups tell Amnesty of ‘horrible helplessness’ of situation ‘I feel sadness and pain for my mother, all the hostages, our communities and the...

UK: Police must not bow to political pressure to ban weekend march

Responding to controversy about possible moves to ban a planned march this weekend, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The police must not bow to political pressure to...

UK: Government's Prevent Duty 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights - major new report

Thousands of people, including innocent children, are caught up in Government's counter-terror duty. Nearly one in three referrals are for children under 15, with one child referred after joking he...

Write for Rights: Global letter writing movement stands with victims of human rights abuses

Amnesty International launches flagship Write for Rights campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the world Millions of letters and emails will be sent to support these individuals...

UK: Sunak's AI Summit should consider possible discriminatory impact of the technology

AI Safety Summit being held at Bletchley Park today and Thursday Last week Rishi Sunak said UK would use AI tools to ‘clamp down’ on benefit fraud ‘The AI summit’s agenda clearly favours the interests...

Lebanon: Israel has shelled border towns with white phosphorous - new evidence

Attack on town of Dhayra on 16 October must be investigated as a war crime Residents report extensive use of white phosphorous, causing injuries and widespread fires ‘The Israeli army must immediately...