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Northern Ireland: campaigners mark end of Victorian era abortion ban at Stormont

Campaigners mark the end of Northern Ireland’s 158-year restrictive abortion law with a huge 3D ‘DECRIMINALISED’ sign at Stormont The historic law change will take effect at midnight All criminal...

UK: Extradition of Julian Assange to USA must not go ahead

Ahead of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing today in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Europe Deputy Director, said: “The British authorities must...

Lebanon: authorities have used excessive force against peaceful protesters

Amnesty staff witness security forces firing huge quantities of tear gas, amid mounting reports of protesters being beaten ‘They were hitting people on their heads and bodies with their hands, rifles...

Spain: authorities 'must reduce tensions' in Catalonia protests

Amnesty observers see police using excessive force and inappropriately deploying anti-riot equipment and munitions Hundreds injured, with police using rubber or ‘foam’ bullet-like projectiles ‘It is...

USA: for-profit company contributing to violation of children's rights at Florida detention centre - new report

New report reveals how Comprehensive Health Service has contributed to violations of rights of unaccompanied children held in indefinite detention at Homestead facility ‘Children should never be...

India: Arbitrary detentions and beatings in Jammu and Kashmir - new testimony

Amnesty International has documented a clear pattern of the Indian authorities arbitrarily detaining activists, politicians and even children if they are thought to hold dissenting opinions, as the...

Philippines: Government must probe police abuses after Duterte's 'kill everybody' outburst

Amnesty International has renewed its call for an end to the Philippines’ notorious ‘war on drugs’ after President Rodrigo Duterte told a controversial newly-promoted police officer to “kill everybody...

Hong Kong: Court ruling 'a bitter blow' for equal marriage hopes

Responding to the Hong Kong High Court ruling against “MK”, a woman who had filed a lawsuit claiming that the territory’s law breached her rights to privacy and equality by failing to recognise same...

Turkish forces commit war crimes in Syria offensive - fresh evidence

Indiscriminate Turkish airstrikes and mortar attacks on residential areas, a bakery and school kill numerous civilians, including children Chilling details of grisly murder of Kurdish politician...

Morocco: journalist pardoned after abortion jailing should have sentence quashed

Hajar Raissouni, her fiancé and three medical staff should have sentences quashed and removed from their records ‘The Moroccan authorities must urgently decriminalise abortion and repeal all other...