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Northern Ireland: Troubles Act repeal must be priority for new Government

Responding to comments made by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he held talks with the political leaders in Northern Ireland today as part of his tour of the devolved administrations , in which he...

Northern Ireland: Police must do more against ‘appalling’ racist intimidation

Police and politicians must respond more effectively to a campaign of racist intimidation in Antrim, Amnesty International said today. Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland director of Amnesty...

UK: Scrapping of unlawful Rwanda refugee scheme welcome

In response to the controversial Rwanda refugee scheme being scrapped, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The unlawful Rwanda scheme shamed the UK in the eyes of the...

Myanmar: New shipments of jet fuel tracked despite fears over military use

Evidence points to three likely shipments of aviation fuel this year using complex delivery routes Deliveries come amid recent spike in airstrikes on civilians, including a deadly attack on a...

Russia: human rights activist arrested for displaying Facebook logo online

Aleksei Sokolov, head of prisoners’ rights group Legal Foundation, was arrested after a raid on his home in Yekaterinburg today Facebook’s owner Meta has been labelled an ‘extremist’ organisation by...

UK: Call for Starmer government to put in place ‘human rights renaissance’

Call for ‘rights renaissance’, with to-do list including an immediate suspension of arms to Israel, scrapping of Rwanda Act, Troubles Act and anti-protest measures, and tackling homelessness crisis...

Israel-OPT: Dutch investment group pushes for human rights safeguards on surveillance tech

ASN Impact has given Dutch firm TKH a year to conduct due diligence or face disinvestment over draconian surveillance of Palestinians in East Jerusalem Israel has a dense network of facial recognition...

Italy: Migrants detained in conditions 'worse than prison' - new briefing

Amnesty visits to centres in Rome and Caltanissetta in Sicily found spartan conditions with foam mattresses on concrete beds, sealed windows and mobiles prohibited Meloni government has plans to...

Iraq: Kurdistan region is failing domestic violence survivors - new report

Laws prioritise protection of ‘family unity’ over justice, while impunity for ‘honour killings’ remains widespread One teenage girl had her ears cut off by her brother because she was using social...

Malawi: Court’s decision to keep same-sex relations ban is ‘bitter setback’ for human rights

‘The court’s refusal to overturn these laws means LGBTI people in Malawi will continue to face discrimination and persecution simply for who they love’ - Khanyo Farise Reacting to the Malawi...