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Ecuador: Authorities’ response to killing of candidate ‘must not open door’ to human rights violations

President declares state of emergency day after Fernando Villavicencio killed Freedom of assembly suspended as police and military’s powers expanded ‘The state of emergency declared in response to...

Iraq: Authorities must immediately reverse media ban on the terms ‘homosexuality’ and ‘gender’

Move is latest in attacks on freedom of expression Dangerous step could fuel discrimination and violence ‘The Iraqi authorities must immediately overturn this decision and ensure they respect the...

UK: Government cutting ties with Greenpeace after PM house protest 'deeply concerning'

Responding to the Government’s severing of any engagement with the environmental NGO Greenpeace UK after it staged a peaceful climate crisis protest at the Prime Minister’s empty constituency property...

UK: Bibby Stockholm is 'utterly shameful' way to treat people seeking asylum

I n response to the first group of people seeking asylum moved into the controversial Bibby Stockholm today, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty International UK’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, said...

UK/Palestine: celebrity chefs cook Palestinian dishes to highlight human rights abuses – new video

Palestinian chef Sami Tamimi introduces comedian Esther Manito to ‘mshat’ (cauliflower fritters) The ‘Palestine at Home’ series is part of Amnesty’s End Israeli Apartheid campaign ‘We’re delighted to...

Zimbabwe: Urgent investigation needed into stoning to death of opposition activist

Tinashe Chitsunge was reportedly killed as he fled suspected ZANU-PF mob in Harare yesterday Ongoing violence poses serious threat to 23 August election ‘The authorities must take all necessary steps...

Russia: 19-year jail sentence against Navalny is 'sinister act of political vengeance'

Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny is already serving a long jail sentence on politically-motivated charges His abusive treatment at the hands of the prison authorities amounts to torture ‘This new...

Lebanon: 300 civil society groups and survivors urge UN to investigate Beirut explosion - letter

Devastating explosion on 4 August 2020 killed at least 235 people and shattered the port city Lead investigator Judge Tarek Bitar has been blocked by the Lebanese authorities ‘The authorities have...

UAE: value of pledge to allow climate activists free speech at COP28 'remains to be seen'

‘COP28 will not bring about the ambitious action required to avert a climate catastrophe if the host state’s laws restrict freedom of expression’ - Heba Morayef Responding to a pledge this week by the...

Greece: Deadly shipwreck investigations must provide 'truth and justice' for survivors

Human rights delegation investigates the shipwreck in Pylos Concerns over Greece’s longstanding failure to ensure accountability on violent and unlawful pushbacks at its border ‘My life has been taken...