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Northern Ireland: Abortion services cease at South Eastern Trust following Health Department failure

More than a third of million people affected across County Antrim and County Down Health Minister’s failure to commission services and provide funding is forcing vital abortion care to a halt Women...

Israel/Palestine: Hebron activist faces long jail sentence

Palestinian activist Issa Amro has been target of ‘political-motivated’ charges Ofer military court due to deliver verdict tomorrow An Israeli military judge in the occupied West Bank is expected to...

UK: Assange extradition refusal welcome, but UK complicit in setting 'terrible precedent'

‘The UK government should never have so willingly assisted the US in its unrelenting pursuit of Assange’ - Nils Muižnieks Responding to the decision by the Magistrate’s Court in London not to approve...

Argentina: Legalising abortion an historic victory for human rights

Law enables termination up to the 14th week of pregnancy Bill was passed with 38 votes in favour, 29 against and 1 abstention in the Senate ‘Today we have grown as a society’ - Mariela Belski Amnesty...

Argentina: Senate must pass historical bill to legalise abortion

In the context of the imminent vote on a bill to legalise the voluntary termination of pregnancies in Argentina, Amnesty International in Northern Ireland and the Abortion Rights Campaign...

Saudi Arabia: Loujain Al-Hathloul sentenced in 'deeply flawed' trial

Women’s rights activist sentenced to five years and eight months in prison After more than 900 days in detention Al-Hathloul could see early release in March “This sentencing, while partially...

Ethiopia: At least 100 dead in latest surge of violence against ethnic minorities

Responding to the horrifying killing of at least 100 people by armed assailants in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz Region on the morning of 23 December, Netsanet Belay, Research and Advocacy Director of...

Northern Ireland: Critical Police Ombudsman report on policing of Black Lives Matter protests must spur action by PSNI

Responding to today's critical report by the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland on PSNI policing of Black Lives Matter protests, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty...

UK/Iran: daughters of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori want parents 'home for Christmas'

Elika, daughter of detained dual-national Ashoori, shown discussing emotional heartache with Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s daughter Gabriella Two daughters bake cakes together, while Gabriella makes Christmas...

Iran: Stop execution of man arrested at 16 and forced to 'confess' to murder under torture

Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee , 30, has spent more than 12 years on death row and will be executed 'next week' As a child he was forced to ‘confess’ to murder after being beaten, kicked, punched and whipped...