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UK: School children hand in 75,000-strong petition to reunite refugee families

Children, refugees, activists and MPs held a demo at Westminster before delivering petition to the Home Office ‘The new Government has stated that protecting vulnerable children remains their priority...

Keira Knightley joins UK-wide call to celebrate local human rights defenders

Keira Knightley calls on the UK public to nominate changemakers for first-ever Amnesty Brave Awards Enter now to celebrate inspirational human rights defenders in your community ‘No act is too small...

Peru: Unlawfully turning away Venezuelans seeking protection - new report

Peru denying entry to vulnerable Venezuelans, including older people and unaccompanied children Almost 4.8 million people have fled Venezuela in recent years Peru has the world’s largest population of...

USA: Efforts to revive Muslim ban are 'atrocious'. says Amnesty

Responding to reports that the Trump administration is expanding what has become known as the Muslim ban, which President Trump signed during his first week in office, Margaret Huang, Amnesty...

Saudi Arabian arms ship due to dock in Tilbury next week

Saudi state-owned Bahri Yanbu cargo vessel has track record of carrying millions of pounds of weapons to Saudi Arabia Dockworkers’ strike in Italy among planned protests ‘Activists and port workers...

Russia: legal challenge to 'intrusive' facial recognition technology

Civil rights activist and politician bring case citing threats to right to protest Authorities planning facial recognition system for entire Moscow Metro ‘It is a tool which is likely to take...

Greece: Proposed 'floating wall' will put refugee lives at risk

Responding to a proposal by the Greek government to install a 1.7 mile-long system of floating dams off the coast of Lesvos to deter new arrivals of people seeking asylum from Turkey, Massimo Moratti...

Mexico: Amnesty International demands guarantees over access to migrant detention centres

Amnesty International has described as “very grave” the decision by the Mexican National Institute of Migration (INM) to temporarily suspend access by all religious associations and NGOs to the...

Asia-Pacific: New generation of activists lead fight against repression - annual report

A wave of youth-led protests across Asia is defying escalating repression and a continent-wide crackdown on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said today, as it...

USA / Israel and OPT: Dismal 'peace deal' will only exacerbate violations

The Trump administration’s dismal package of proposals to violate international law and further strip Palestinians of their rights is a handbook for more suffering and abuses in Israel and the...