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Northern Ireland: immunity from prosecution plan is 'insult to victims'

‘Boris Johnson is planning to forever deny our family any chance of justice’ - Michael O’Hare ‘The UK government appears determined to close down paths to justice’ - Grainne Teggart Amnesty...

USA: Support for COVID-19 TRIPS waiver 'a critical step' - but more must now be done

Responding to tonight’s announcement by President Biden’s administration that the U.S. will support a TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA...

Denmark: Deal to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is 'new low'

Amnesty supporters write to Danish Minister of Immigration and Integration to oppose move Responding to news that the Danish authorities have signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to...

Colombia: 'Deeply alarming' footage reveals brutal response to tax protesters

Footage shows riot police charging at protesters with vehicles and lethal weapons ‘Their right to protest should not be labeled as “vandalism and terrorism”, as President Iván Duque has done’ - Erika...

Global: Majority of public wants Big Pharma to share vaccine technology - New Poll

People’s Vaccine Alliance calls for leaders to support vaccine patent waiver at today’s G7 meeting in London Pharmaceutical companies have paid out $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks - enough...

Iran: Reports of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release is 'unclear'

Responding to reports that the UK will pay Tehran £400m to free British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Lydia Parker, Individuals at Risk campaigner at Amnesty International UK, said: “It...

Russia: lawyer defending Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation should be released

Human rights lawyer Ivan Pavlov detained after early-morning FSB raid on his hotel in Moscow Faces possible two-year jail sentence on charges apparently related to his legal work ‘The authorities are...

Cambodia: Urgent steps needed to avoid COVID-19 humanitarian crisis

Thousands of people plead for help on social media as access to food is denied Verified footage shows desperate scenes inside “red zones” and violent police crackdown The Cambodian government must...

UK: Dropping 'licence to torture' proposals must signal end of attack on human rights

Overseas Operations Bill receives Royal Assent after Government climbdown ‘The UK Government needs to stop its attack on human rights at home before even more damage is done’ – Kate Allen Responding...

Malawi: death penalty ruled unconstitutional

Two people were sentenced to death last year in Malawi Move part of trend toward abolition of capital punishment in sub-Saharan Africa ‘This is a vital victory against the death penalty’ - Deprose...