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Myanmar: 'land grab on a dramatic scale' as military builds on flattened Rohingya villages

Myanmar’s military is involved in a land grab on a dramatic scale in Rakhine State, with the authorities building security force bases on land where Rohingya villages were burned to the ground just...

Manus Island: Forced deportations of asylum-seekers putting lives at risk

Reacting to news that Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun deporting men from the controversial Manus Island detention facility, Kate Schuetze, Amnesty Australia’s Refugee Researcher, said: "No...

Northern Ireland: Secretary of State must urgently release funding for legacy inquests

Amnesty International has called on the Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to urgently release funding for legacy inquests following a ruling by Justice Sir Paul Girvan that Arlene...

International Women's Day: Amnesty celebrates with 'Suffragette Spirit Map of Britain' launch

Over the past month Amnesty has worked with newspaper groups and major websites to scour the country for women who embody the continuing suffragette spirit ‘I imagine if Emmeline and Sylvia [Pankhurst...

International Women’s Day: Northern Ireland women highlighted as Amnesty launches Suffragette Spirit map

“I imagine if Emmeline and Sylvia [Pankhurst] could see this map, they would be extraordinarily moved” - Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst Women from Northern Ireland are...

Myanmar military's denial of violence against Rohingya 'a blatant lie', says Amnesty

Responding to the Myanmar military’s rejection of responsibility for crimes committed against the Rohingya, Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “The Myanmar military’s denials of...

Myanmar: Forced starvation of Rohingya highlights danger of premature returns

Responding to the UN’s finding that Myanmar is continuing its campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya through “forced starvation”, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director of Southeast...

Sri Lanka: State of emergency must respect human rights

The Sri Lankan authorities must respect human rights under the state of emergency that was declared today, Amnesty International has said. Yesterday, a mob set homes, shops and a mosque belonging to...

Syria: Amnesty calls on United Nations Human Rights Council to hold those responsible for atrocities in Eastern Ghouta to account

Responding to the impending vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council on a resolution on the situation in Eastern Ghouta, Kevin Whelan, Senior Advocate at Amnesty International, said: “The...

Egypt: fears that lawyer Ezzat Ghonim is latest human rights activist to be 'disappeared'

Family and friends raise alarm after Mr Ghonim failed to return home last night Case comes after numerous activists ‘disappeared’ into secret state custody The authorities ‘must disclose any...