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Europe: Don't sacrifice Syrians to European anti-refugee politics

Eleven countries have rapidly announced reviewing asylum practices despite ongoing volatility in Syria Amnesty calls for decisions to be reversed on suspending or rejecting Syrian asylum applications...

Syria: ousting of Assad is 'historic opportunity' to redress decades of human rights violations

‘Syrians have been subjected to a horrifying catalogue of human rights violations that caused untold human suffering on a vast scale’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to the ousting of Syrian president...

UK: Latest Prevent figures show children younger than ten continue to be targeted

T he Education sector accounted for the highest source of referrals since data was first published in 2015/2016 Children aged 11-15 were the largest proportion of referrals with almost 5% of referrals...

Israel-OPT: Amnesty research shows Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza - new report

Report analyses official statements, extensive visual and digital evidence, and witness testimony A deadly mixture of malnutrition and disease has exposed Palestinians to a slow, calculated death, and...

South Korea: Martial law must not be 'tool to suppress' human rights

The South Korean president must fully explain his reasons for declaring martial law and give guarantees over upholding rights Responding to the declaration of emergency martial law by the South Korean...

Georgia: protesters face abuse and denial of fair trial rights in ongoing crackdown

‘It has become increasingly clear that the police are operating as if enjoying an assurance of impunity from the Government’ - Denis Krivosheev Responding to the persistent and widespread use of...

Belgium convicted of crimes against humanity in Colonial Congo

‘Today’s ruling is a positive step towards repairing these historical injustices’ - Rym Khadhraoui In a historic move today, Belgium has been convicted of crimes against humanity for acts committed...

Men's World Cup: FIFA produces 'astonishing whitewash' of Saudi Arabia's human rights record

FIFA provided Saudi Arabia a ‘medium’ risk rating for human rights in its evaluation of its bid for the 2034 World Cup Compensation for migrant workers who suffered exploitation in the preparation of...

Georgia: 'Punitive' attacks on EU protesters in Tbilisi condemned

Violent dispersal of protest in Tbilisi saw women politicians and journalists subjected to sexual insults and physical attack Authorities used water cannon, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets...

Russia: new sentence for jailed anti-war activist Aleksei Gorinov is 'outrageous'

The Moscow councillor is already serving a seven-year jail term for ‘disseminating knowingly false information’ about the Russian army during a council meeting He was the first person jailed under a...