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Giant 'Yemen dead' gravestone to be erected in Parliament Square in protest at UK arms sales

Amnesty International activists will erect a six-feet-high gravestone in Parliament Square on Wednesday 22 March (10.30am) in memory of the thousands of Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi Arabia-led...

Amnesty announces judging panel for children's book honour

Amnesty International has announced the judges for the Amnesty CILIP Honour attached to the Carnegie and the Kate Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s books. The Amnesty Honour commendations...

Exclusive Albert Woodfox podcast to launch series two of Amnesty's 'In Their Own Words'

Amnesty International has launched a new series of its ‘In Their Own Words’ podcasts, highlighting extraordinary stories from around the world. In the second podcast series, we hear remarkable...

Qatar: International Labour Organisation should continue probe into migrant worker abuse

ILO meeting on Tuesday to decide whether to continue hearing unions’ complaint ‘This is a critical juncture for migrant workers in Qatar’ - James Lynch The International Labour Organisation’s...

New 'Justice for Syria' campaign launched on sixth anniversary of crisis

‘Six harrowing years on, there is no excuse for allowing the horrific crimes under international law that are being committed in Syria to go unpunished’ - Samah Hadid As war crimes and crimes against...

Trump travel ban: flashmob demo will tour iconic London locations with 'No Ban, No Wall' message

Amnesty International activists will take a “flashmob”-style demonstration around London on Thursday 16 March in protest at the planned introduction on this day of the revised version of the USA’s...

Amnesty welcomes Archbishop’s support for Mother and Baby Homes inquiry in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International has welcomed the support of the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland for its call for an inquiry into Mother and Baby Homes in Northern Ireland. Eamon Martin, Archbishop of...

Azerbaijan: Activists targeted by 'government sponsored' cyber attack

Azeri human rights activists, journalists and political dissidents have been the targets of a fraudulent and sustained campaign using emails and Facebook chat, apparently aimed at gaining access to...

Marriage equality a 'litmus test' for any Northern Ireland government - campaigners

A commitment to deliver equal marriage must be a litmus test for any new Northern Ireland government, campaigners said today at a press conference in Belfast. The campaigners, from the Love Equality...

Fresh evidence of cluster bombs being used by Saudi coalition forces in Yemen

Brazilian-made cluster munitions used on residential areas of Sa’da city One Yemeni mother describes a bomb ‘coming into the bedroom through the ceiling’ Incident comes after UK cluster munition use...