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Russia: fresh call for justice for Navalny on anniversary of poisoning

Activist’s attempted murder through a Novichok nerve agent has never been properly investigated Navalny faces further charges while his supporters are persecuted ‘We reiterate our call for an...

Afghanistan: Taliban responsible for brutal massacre of Hazara men - new investigation

Killings occurred after Taliban took control of Ghazni province last month One man was strangled with scarf and had arm muscles sliced off Another man so heavily shot in the chest he was buried in...

Cuba: six new prisoners of conscience named in aftermath of 11 July protests

*Detailed new findings* published today Hundreds detained in aftermath of widespread 11 July protests Journalists placed under intensive home surveillance ‘The Cuban authorities have applied the same...

UK: Afghanistan resettlement scheme is 'too little, too late'

Responding to the UK government’s announcement of an Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme which it says will be used to resettle up to 20,000 at-risk people from Afghanistan in the coming years, Steve...

UK must urgently expand 'grossly flawed and utterly inadequate' relocation scheme for Afghanistan

Escalating disaster in Afghanistan is exposing the lie behind the Home Office’s Nationality and Borders Bill to provide protection Many Afghan refugees have no offer of a safe route to reach the UK...

Afghanistan: Women, activists, journalists and academics urgently need protection from Taliban

Responding to the collapse of the Afghan government following the seizure of power by the Taliban and the chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as thousands of people attempt to leave the country, Agnès...

Hong Kong: Closure of prominent rights group 'signals a concerning domino effect'

Disbandment of the CHRF comes less than a week after Hong Kong’s Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU) also ceased operation For 20 years, CHRF organised often in close collaboration with the police...

UK: Anoosheh Ashoori family request No10 meeting with 'empty chair' protest

Family of British man arbitrarily jailed in Iran, including wife Sherry Izadi, sit in chairs outside Downing St, with vacant chair left for prime minister who is yet to meet the family Protest...

UK: Death at English Channel is sad loss of life - Home Office should 'wake-up'

In response to reports of a death at the English Channel after a migrant boat sank, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “We are deeply saddened...

UK: Channel rescue mission should be an 'urgent wake-up call' to the Home Office

In response to reports of a rescue mission launched in the English Channel after a migrant boat sinks, Steve Valdez-Symonds, Refugee and Migrant Rights Director at Amnesty International UK, said:...