COURT CASE: WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY – FRIDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 Landmark case in Belfast High Court could find UK in breach of human rights commitments ‘I hope this will be the last time I have to go to...

‘We must not abandon those who have lost everything and are trying to rebuild their lives’ - Margaret Huang Amnesty International and the National Immigrant Justice Center have travelled to the US...

Responding to the four and a half years prison sentence handed down by a Chinese court to human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was found guilty of “subverting state power”, Doriane Lau, China...

‘This amendment respects the role of Stormont, but also recognises the reality that those devolved institutions are not currently functioning’ - Lord Robert Hayward A Conservative peer has launched a...

Children as young as 11 detained on frivolous charges Security forces must be held accountable for ‘merciless’ human rights violations The Zimbabwean authorities must act swiftly to ensure security...

Two activists reportedly forced to kiss each other as interrogators watched, while others were tortured with electric shocks UK Government has yet to call for activists’ release Amnesty International...

Indigenous Rarámuri leader, Julián Carrillo leader killed on 24 October 2018 Three months after the murder, Mexican authorities have still not identified those responsible ‘Defending the environment...

Responding to the Chinese authorities’ confirmation that Australian-Chinese writer Yang Hengjun has been detained on suspicion of “endangering national security”, Joshua Rosenzweig, Amnesty...

‘Protesting cannot be synonymous with death in Venezuela’ Erika Guevara-Rosas In response to reports that at least a dozen people were killed during protests in Venezuela this week, Erika Guevara...

Women protesting against being forced to wear headscarves among those rounded up ‘2018 will go down in history as a year of shame for Iran’ - Philip Luther The Iranian authorities arrested more than 7...