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Palestine: Dangerous escalation in attacks on freedom of expression

The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and their rivals, the de facto Hamas administration in Gaza, have both launched a clampdown on dissent in recent months that has seen journalists from...

India: Triple talaq ruling a 'step forward for women's rights'

Responding to the Indian Supreme Court’s verdict today that the practice of talaq-e-biddat (known as ‘triple talaq’) is unconstitutional, Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International...

Manchester exhibition to shine a spotlight on women detained in Assad's Syria

FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2017, 3-8pm An exhibition in Manchester next month is set to feature the real-life stories of women who have been imprisoned in Syria during the uprising and conflict of the past...

USA: Florida set to carry out first execution in year-and-a-half this week

Planned lethal injection of Mark Asay comes as US executions at lowest levels for decades New report highlights multiple failings in Florida’s capital punishment system Amnesty International is...

Barcelona attack: full investigation needed and hate speech responses must be avoided

‘We must always respond to attacks like these with resoluteness, confidence and respect for human rights’ - Esteban Beltrán As further information comes to light over the attack in the Spanish city of...

Sierra Leone: shocking scale of mudslide deaths is 'very much man-made'

Housing and environmental failures behind human tragedy in Freetown “There must be no repeat of the mismanagement and corruption that blighted the response to the country’s Ebola crisis” - Makmid...

Screening of 'Syria's Disappeared' documentary and panel event with leading Syrian activist

LONDON, WEDNESDAY 30 AUGUST 2017 On Wednesday 30 August, Amnesty International is hosting a special screening in London of the documentary “Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad” followed by a...

Hong Kong: Jail terms for Umbrella Movement leaders a 'vindictive' attack

The Hong Kong authorities’ relentless pursuit of jail terms for three leaders of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement is a vindictive attack on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty...

Uganda: one million South Sudanese refugees milestone 'must serve as a wake-up call' to international community

More than 64% of refugees in Uganda are children under the age of 18 Failure of other countries to act “could result in an even worse humanitarian crisis” The international community must deliver and...

Philippines: 32 killed in a day as Duterte's 'war on drugs' hits new levels of barbarity

After Philippine police killed 32 people in what is believed to be the highest death toll in a single day in President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called ‘war on drugs’, Amnesty International’s Director for...