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Police have cracked down on opposition protests with live bullets, tear gas and arbitrary arrests At least ten people killed, dozens wounded and hundreds arrested More protests across the country...

‘Amnesty calls on the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces to end all indiscriminate and deliberate attacks on civilians across the country’ - Tigere Chagutah All parties to the ongoing...

UNRWA has long served as a sole lifeline to Palestinian refugees offering indispensable humanitarian aid, education and shelter The UN agency also provides desperately needed aid for millions of other...

Detainees transferred from camps in Syria face arrest and ‘routine’ torture Torture includes severe beatings, electric shocks, stress positions and being forcibly submerged under water ‘I didn’t...

AS&H Clifford Chance’s assessment contains no substantive discussion of Saudi’s extensive and relevant abuses 11 human rights groups, football supporters and worker organisations join forces to voice...

Rohingya face persecution from rebel Arakan Army and Myanmar military Bangladesh has forcibly returned more than 5,000 Rohingyas this year Refugee camps desperately short of essential supplies and...

Race hate incidents to the end of June 2024 were already at record levels – before the summer surge in violence ‘ Saturday’s march will be a show of support for victims and for all who live in fear...

Shop for Christmas gifts that support defending human rights Hundreds of products mean sustainable and ethical shopping couldn’t be easier ‘A gift from the Amnesty festive range works as a present two...

Amnesty research reveals widespread patterns of online violence against LGBTQ people, including blackmailing, outing and threats of physical attack Cases of police using social media to connect with...

Widespread state repression has been enforced since the July 2021 protests, but a renewed effort to suppress dissent began this September Félix Navarro, Dama de Blanco Sayli Navarro, Roberto Pérez...