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Article 50: Government should ensure human rights are protected

Amnesty International UK is calling on the Government to use the triggering of Article 50 as an opportunity to promote its commitment to human rights, by making it clear rights will be prioritised...

Mosul, Iraq: civilians killed by coalition airstrikes after being told not to flee

Scale of civilian deaths raises questions over rules of engagement being used by US-led coalition and Iraqi forces ‘Did the government, the coalition think how to protect the civilians in this war? It...

South Sudan: Release all people arbitrarily detained amid the conflict

Hundreds arrested without charge and held in torturous conditions South Sudanese authorities must release all people detained without charge by the security agencies, including 28 men currently held...

Russia: Navalny and other peaceful protesters should be released immediately

Amnesty witnessed riot police forcing people down a staircase and beating teenagers in the street Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny and all peaceful protesters detained after the mass...

Manchester City Council urged to raise case of detained Emirati human rights activist

Manchester City Football Club is major commercial partner with the UAE Protest in Albert Square on Monday evening Amnesty International has urged Manchester City Council to speak out on behalf of a...

Burma: Fact-finding mission is welcome and urgently needed

An internationally-mandated fact-finding mission to look at human rights violations in Burma is welcome, urgently needed and long overdue, Amnesty International said today. Champa Patel, Amnesty’s...

'We must stand together against hatred': Amnesty International

In response to the attack in Westminster, London, earlier this week, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected by the terrible attack in...

Libya: 'deplorable' videos of soldiers shooting captive fighters must be fully investigated

Credible-looking videos point to war crimes by Libyan National Army forces Soldiers posed for photos with dead bodies - corpses desecrated and burnt International Criminal Court should expand its...

Pakistan is 'surrendering the judicial system to the military'

Pakistan’s lawmakers must immediately reverse their decision to reinstate military courts, Amnesty International said today. Responding to Pakistan’s parliament passing a bill to reinstate military...

Pregnant British woman due in court in Rwanda tomorrow on 'state secrets' charges

‘People who know her say that Violette is not involved in politics at all’ - Sarah Jackson British national Violette Uwamahoro, the pregnant wife of a political opposition activist living in exile...