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USA: Coronavirus doesn't give states the right to limit abortion access

As Texas moves to aggressively roll back abortion rights as part of its coronavirus response, Amnesty International USA warns against using the pandemic as a cover for an anti-human rights agenda...

UK: Protective equipment shortages 'incredibly worrying' during coronavirus response

Amid reports of severe ongoing shortages of personal protective equipment for NHS and health workers responding to Covid-19, Amnesty International UK is urging the Government to ensure good-quality...

Northern Ireland: Abortion regulations fail to protect women during Covid-19 crisis

Amnesty International has welcomed the publication of regulations for the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland but warned that they will fail to keep women safe during the current health...

Israel/Palestine: court asked to lift 'absurd' travel ban on Amnesty campaigner

For past six months, Israel has barred Laith Abu Zeyad from travelling for undisclosed ‘security reasons’ Campaigner prevented from seeing his dying mother in December ‘The notion that Laith Abu Zeyad...

UK: Government must consider alternatives to detention following prison lockdown

Following an announcement that prisons in England and Wales have been put on “immediate lockdown” due to the latest coronavirus prevention measures, Amnesty International UK is urging the Government...

Colombia: Fears over 'precarious' situation of prisoners in overcrowded jails

More than 120,000 prisoners held in jails with capacity of only 80,000 Authorities must prevent infection among prison population, including by early releases ‘We must leave no one behind in the face...

Yemen: Huthi-run court upholds death sentence against Baha'i man

Hamid Haydara, prisoner of conscience of Baha’i faith, originally arrested in 2013 and subjected to unfair five-year trial process ‘There is no question that Hamid Haydara is being sentenced to death...

UK: Coronavirus bill must put human rights at centre of response - new briefing

UK Parliament today will debate the emergency Coronavirus Bill Amnesty is calling on the Government to ensure human rights are at the centre of all efforts 'These are extraordinary times, which...

New abortion pill measures a 'necessary step' - must extend to Northern Ireland

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has approved new measures allowing women to take both abortion pills at home as part of Covid-19 response Amnesty International UK is calling for the measures to be...

Egypt: Call for release of at-risk prisoners amid coronavirus crisis

Prisoners already held in inhumane conditions in overcrowded jails Booker-shortlisted novelist Ahdaf Soueif among those arrested after protests this wee k Amid rising fears over the spread of...