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Hong Kong: Sedition arrests for clapping in court 'another new low for human rights'

Six people arrested on suspicion of “causing nuisance” during court hearings ‘The Hong Kong police must stop abusing overly broad sedition charges to silence peaceful expression’ - Erwin van der...

Ethiopia: War crimes committed in Western Tigray - New Report

Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayan civilians expelled from homes using...

UK: Youth activists in training to rise up and defend human rights

Amnesty and The Co-operative Bank back young human rights defenders with 'Rise Up' training programme In its second year, the course teaches youth activists how to achieve social change in their local...

UK: Government must recognise defeats in Lords means borders bill is 'unworkable'

In response to the Nationality and Borders Bill once again being rejected by the House of Lords and returning to the Commons, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant...

Ukraine: apparent war crimes in Bucha must be investigated

Following reports of apparent war crimes committed by Russian military forces against civilians in the city of Bucha near Kyiv in Ukraine, Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...

Turkey: Move to transfer Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia is 'dark day' for justice

‘It is clear that justice cannot be delivered by a Saudi court’ - Agnès Callamard Following a speech by Turkey’s Justice Minister, Bekir Bozdag, in which he said the Turkish government would recommend...

Bahrain: jailed human rights defender at risk of going blind after denial of medical care

Daughter of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja believes her father is being deliberately punished after chanting pro-Palestinian slogans in a prison yard last month Prominent activist has been wrongfully imprisoned...

Ukraine: Russia's siege warfare tactics unlawfully killing civilians - new research

Researchers spoke to people who experienced sieges in five cities, including Kharkiv and Mariupol Expert analysis shows evidence of Russian military’s use of cluster munitions and unguided ‘dumb’...

UK: Conversion therapy ban without trans and non-binary people is 'not a real ban'

In response to news of the UK government’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ to go ahead but not cover trans or non-binary people, Lydia Parker, Amnesty International UK’s Programme Director, said:...

Turkey: Jamal Khashoggi murder trial must not be moved to Saudi Arabia

Following a request today by the prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi - that their trial in absentia be suspended and the case be...