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Rwanda: opposition politician stabbed to death in latest 'suspicious' attack

Syldio Dusabumuremyi murdered last night in ‘extremely alarming’ assault Reacting to news of the killing of Syldio Dusabumuremyi, national coordinator of the unregistered political opposition party...

Indonesia: Dozens killed following clashes between protesters and police in Papua

Amnesty International has called for an independent and impartial investigation in Papua after violent clashes between protesters and police yesterday left at least 24 people dead. Protests began...

EU must do more to counter mounting global attacks on human rights defenders

Inconsistencies in EU protection of activists who are facing mounting deadly threats and attacks ‘The EU is clearly in a double bind when business or other vital interests are concerned’ – Human...

Hong Kong: Government must resist Beijing's 'red lines' - new report

The authorities’ attempt to introduce the controversial Extradition Bill in Hong Kong was part of a steady erosion of human rights in the region, Amnesty International said today, in a new report...

Malta: Asylum-seeker disembarkation deal shows a more humane approach is possible

Meeting to discuss how to share responsibility for refugees and migrants who make the perilous sea crossing to Europe Strained and squalid detention centres in Malta holding hundreds of men, women and...

Northern Ireland: 'Vindication' as Hooded Men win Court of Appeal challenge

The Court of Appeal in Belfast today ruled that an investigation into criminal acts committed during the interrogation of the ‘Hooded Men’ in Northern Ireland in 1971 should proceed. Grainne Teggart...

Afghanistan: deadly US drone strike on farmers 'shocking'

More than 50 civilians killed in separate attacks - one a Taliban suicide bombing on a hospital ‘Once again it is civilians who bear the brunt of the violence’ - Daphne Eviatar Responding to the...

Hong Kong: Brutal beatings and torture in police detention - new evidence

A new Amnesty International investigation has documented an alarming pattern of the Hong Kong Police Force deploying reckless and indiscriminate tactics while arresting people at protests, as well as...

Russia: detained Siberian shaman with 'magic powers' must be released

Aleksandr Gabyshev had been on 8,000km trek to Moscow to ‘purge’ country of President Putin Gabyshev taken away by masked law-enforcement officials earlier today ‘What sounds like a tale from Russian...

Qatar: thousands of migrant workers still being exploited - new report

Three companies alone left hundreds of employees penniless - true scale likely to be in the thousands ‘Tears come to my eyes when I remember where we used to go to find food … in the bins’ - Kenyan...