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Russia: prisoner swap releases welcomed but all those unfairly jailed should be freed

Responding to news of the release of 16 people - including Russian human rights defenders - from Russian and Belarusian prisons today as part of an international prisoner swap deal, Marie Struthers...

Saudi Arabia’s hosting bid for 2034 World Cup 'falls far short' on human rights

‘Bid book’ shows country has failed to tackle labour exploitation, repression of activists or laws discriminating against women and LGBTI people Joint 2030 bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain also...

USA: 9/11 plea deals welcomed though Guantánamo detention centre must close

Responding to an announcement from the US Department of Defense that plea agreements have been reached with 9/11 defendants Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin ‘Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi, Daphne...

Syria: hundreds of Yezidis still detained including survivors of abduction and sexual slavery

Ten years after Islamic State attacks in Iraq, families and activists still unable to rescue Yezidis from Syria In some cases, women fear to identify themselves as Yezidi for fear of being forcibly...

UK: New Government’s decision to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant ‘strongly welcome’

In response to the Government dropping the Tories’ plan to challenge the International Criminal Court over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty...

Ukraine: banned anti-personnel mines litter territory occupied by Russian forces

New briefing suggests that anti-personnel mines may have been used throughout the formerly Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine Investigation needed into possible war crimes and international...

Israel: government has tried to suppress revelations in NSO spyware legal case

Forbidden Stories analysis of leaked documents suggests Israeli authorities acted to conceal information concerning Pegasus spyware use WhatsApp is suing the Israeli firm in a Californian court for...

Bangladesh: New video and photo evidence confirm police used unlawful lethal weapons against protesters

Verified v ideos reveal violent murder of student protester 200 people killed and thousands injured since start of crackdown against student protests Authorities must lift the shoot-on-sight orders...

Sudan: Constant flow of arms fuelling relentless civilian suffering in conflict - new investigation

Weapons from United Arab Emirates , China, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Yemen identified Existing arms embargo on Darfur completely ineffective More than 16,650 people have been killed since April last...

Qatar: jailed official who blew whistle on World Cup labour abuses should be freed

Abdullah Ibhais, former media manager for World Cup organising committee, was jailed after informing Qatari authorities of migrant worker labour abuses Qatari authorities are ignoring a UN committee’s...