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Northern Ireland: Conservative MPs reject that Westminster cannot act on abortion

MPs Anna Soubry, Nicky Morgan, and Huw Merriman in Belfast for meetings on abortion law reform 'Women and girls in Northern Ireland are not second-class citizens. They deserve access to free, safe and...

Philippines: Duterte's 'grotesque' comments on killings should be probed by ICC

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that his “only sin is extrajudicial killings”, later dismissed as “playful” by his spokesperson, should be investigated by the International Criminal...

Myanmar: UN resolution over accountability is 'important step forward'

Move is ‘stark warning to Myanmar’s military that their crimes will be punished’ - Tirana Hassan Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption today of a resolution calling for an...

Call for pictures to create the UK's biggest family photo album

Competition launches to celebrate family life using photos from across the country Part of the #FamiliesTogether campaign, which is calling for the easing of restrictive UK rules to help reunite more...

Qatar: migrant workers unpaid for months by company linked to World Cup host city

Scores of indebted workers from India, Nepal and the Philippines owed an average of £1,500 each by Mercury MENA Company’s projects include Doha Showcase Stadium and the ‘Future City’, the city in...

UN: 'Wanted for mass murder' posters target Myanmar's top General in New York

Pictures of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing plastered around New York ‘We want world leaders to have his face in their minds this week’ - Kumi Naidoo “Wanted” pictures of General Min Aung Hlaing, the...

USA: Brett Kavanaugh nomination process should be halted

‘Amnesty International is deeply concerned about Brett Kavanaugh’s record on a range of … human rights issues’ - Margaret Huang Amnesty International has called for a halt to a vote on President...

Ethiopia: Mass arrests and detentions threaten a new era of human rights progress

Responding to a statement by Addis Ababa’s police commissioner Major General Degefe Bede that nearly 3,000 youths were arrested in the capital Addis Ababa over the weekend, and that 174 would be...

Italy: 'New low' in crackdown against refugee rescue ships will cost lives

The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship, Aquarius, operated by SOS Mediterranée and Médecins Sans Frontières, reportedly after pressure from the...

Russia: detained opposition leader Aleksei Navalny 'is a prisoner of conscience'

‘The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him’ - Natalia Zviagina Responding to news that Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny was re-arrested today, minutes after...