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Albert Woodfox released after 43 cruel years in solitary confinement

Today the last imprisoned member of the ‘Angola 3’, Albert Woodfox, was released after more than four decades in solitary confinement, on his 69 th birthday in a move Amnesty

Turkey-Syria border: injured Syrians fleeing attacks on Aleppo refused access to Turkey

‘Turkey’s highly selective practice is appalling’ - Tirana Hassan

Turkey-Syria border: injured Syrians fleeing attacks on Aleppo refused access to Turkey

‘Turkey’s highly selective practice is appalling’ - Tirana Hassan

Iraq: 40 people sentenced to death taking to 92 those condemned in 2016

‘For Iraqi courts to hand down 92 death sentences in just six weeks is a grim indicator of the current state of justice in the country’ - James Lynch

Egypt: attempt to close torture rehabilitation centre condemned

‘The El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence provides a lifeline to hundreds of victims of torture’ - Said Boumedouha

Russian and Syrian forces must end 'war crime' attacks on hospitals

Attacks on at least two medical facilities in Syria today are just the latest of scores of apparently deliberate attacks on hospitals, clinics and medical personnel being committed in flagrant viol

Refugees and migrants in Calais and Dunkirk with relatives in UK must be reunited in Britain

France and the UK must urgently identify people living in the squalid camps in northern France who have relatives in the UK and allow them to be reunited with their families on British soil, Amnest

Refugees: NATO's operations in Aegean Sea must focus on rescue

‘Any NATO ships that witness a boat in distress must provide immediate life-saving assistance’ - Iverna McGowan

Bahrain: hopes for justice and reform fading five years since 2011 uprising

‘Today in Bahrain, anyone who dares to criticise the government risks punishment’ - James Lynch

Northern Ireland: Amnesty International responds to Secretary of State on ‘dealing with the past’

“ Decisions on onward disclosure to families must be made independently, not by government” – Patrick Corrigan