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Jamaica: Police threaten and intimidate relatives of those unlawfully killed to cover-up their actions

Police tamper with crime scenes, plant weapons on victims and threaten relatives to dissuade them from reporting abuses

Bahrain's UK-backed human rights bodies being used as 'PR tool' as abuses continue

‘These UK-backed institutions are seriously flawed and widely seen as a PR tool of the Bahraini authorities’ - Allan Hogarth

Iran: jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at 'breaking point' as health declines

‘The Iranian authorities must end her ordeal by releasing her immediately and unconditionally’ - Philip Luther

Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes UN expert report on dealing with the past

Amnesty International has welcomed the publication of the UN Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice and Reparation, Pablo de Greiff’s report following his visit to Northern Ireland last year.

Russia: four years of Putin's foreign agents law has 'shackled and silenced' NGOs - new report

‘The ultimate losers are not just NGOs but Russian society’ - Sergei Nikitin

Amnesty welcomes Scottish First Minister’s intervention to help Northern Ireland abortion ban women

Amnesty International has welcomed a commitment from Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to explore the possibility that Northern Irish women could access abortions free of charge through NHS Scotland in…

Iranian authorities broadcast lurid 'confession' videos ahead of executions - new report

Stage-managed videos with titles like ‘In the Devil’s hands’ followed long periods of solitary confinement and alleged torture

Russia's withdrawal from International Criminal Court statute is 'completely cynical'

Move comes day after ICC said Crimea and Sevastopol amounted to a Russia-Ukraine conflict

Kenya: Government officials forcing Dadaab refugees back to war-torn Somalia

Just two weeks before the deadline given to close the Dadaab refugee camp, Kenyan government officials are deliberately forcing refugees to return to Somalia, where they risk being injured or kille

Network Rail pulls Amnesty's Human Rights Act adverts at last minute for being 'too political'

‘We are very disappointed with Network Rail’s decision to pull these adverts at the eleventh hour.