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UK: Revoking Shamima Begum's British citizenship 'legally and morally questionable'

Responding to news that Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship, Rachel Logan, Amnesty International UK’s Legal Programme Director, said: “The...

Venezuela crisis mission: Protesters executed for social media posts

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has imposed a ‘repulsive strategy of social control’ against his people Amnesty International said today following a crisis research mission in the country ( 20...

Egypt: nine men at risk of imminent execution after unfair trial

They were sentenced to death for the killing of the former public prosecutor in Cairo ‘Time is running out to save the lives of these nine men’ - Najia Bounaim Nine people in Egypt are at risk of...

Australia: Unacceptable that 'human error' led to jailing of footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi

In response to comments from Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram to a Senate Estimates Committee hearing on Monday that “human error” caused Australian resident and footballer Hakeem...

Iceland: Healthcare failures subject intersex people to 'lifetime of suffering' - new report

“We are seen as ‘disorders’ that need to be fixed” - Kitty There are an estimated 6,000 people in Iceland with variations of sex characteristics Report details how inappropriate healthcare leaves many...

Northern Ireland: Investigation of clerical abuse and Mother and Baby Homes ‘shambolic’

Catalogue of failures includes no meetings for over a year, no meetings with victims, and no research into clerical abuse A Northern Ireland government probe into allegations of abuse in Mother and...

Egypt: 'Cruel' denial of family visits to detainees must end

Egyptian authorities are flagrantly violating international law by denying family visits to scores of detainees, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty has examined an official document which...

Saudi Arabia: European countries must step up defence of women's rights activists

Responding to the European Parliament’s condemnation of the ongoing repression and torture of a group of women’s rights defenders detained in Saudi Arabia since May last year, Covadonga de la Campa...

Egypt: 'Alarming escalation' in executions as six people killed in just two weeks

Egyptian authorities today hanged three prisoners convicted of killing a police officer during clashes that erupted in the weeks following the deadly Rabaa massacre. The executions have brought the...

Indonesia: Instagram has 'failed to be an ally' to LGBTI people by closing account

Responding to the decision by Instagram to take down an account featuring comic strips about the life of a Muslim man at the request of the Indonesian government, Usman Hamid, Executive Director of...