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UK: Syrian refugees must not be left stuck in 'asylum limbo'

New briefing - ‘Syrian refugees and the fall of Assad’ - calls for a speedy resumption to decision-making and for the future of the Syrian people to be prioritised over any short- sighted ambition to...

Lebanon: Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 49 civilians are probable war crimes

Detailed new briefing provides evidence of Israeli forces unlawfully attacking residential and municipal buildings One attack destroyed a building housing 13 members of one family, killing two women...

Wales: UK Government figures show children under 15 targeted by discriminatory counter-terrorism approach

The Education sector accounted for the highest source of people reported to the Prevent duty More than half (50.9%) of people reported in Wales were children aged 0-15 ‘The Welsh Government can stand...

Saudi Arabia: confirmation as 2034 World Cup host 'will put many lives at risk'

‘FIFA has shown its commitment to human rights to be a sham’ - Steve Cockburn Following today’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup at FIFA’s extraordinary congress, 21...

Mozambique: Escalating death toll as more than 30 killed in protests over last week

For more than 50 days, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government has refused to end its bloody crackdown on protesters Children have been shot in protests in the aftermath of the October election ‘The world...

Iran: Threats of prison, flogging and death in new law to crush resistance to compulsory veiling

New draconian law further intensifies oppression of women and girls Women and girls sending videos of themselves unveiled to media outside Iran or engaging in peaceful activism may be sentenced to...

UK: Festive carol singers serenade Home Secretary urging her to 'protect the right to protest'

Amnesty International UK, Liberty and Greenpeace handed a 200,000 signature-strong petition into the Home Office Petition calls on Government to scrap anti-protest legislation introduced by previous...

Europe: Don't sacrifice Syrians to European anti-refugee politics

Eleven countries have rapidly announced reviewing asylum practices despite ongoing volatility in Syria Amnesty calls for decisions to be reversed on suspending or rejecting Syrian asylum applications...

Syria: ousting of Assad is 'historic opportunity' to redress decades of human rights violations

‘Syrians have been subjected to a horrifying catalogue of human rights violations that caused untold human suffering on a vast scale’ - Agnès Callamard Responding to the ousting of Syrian president...

UK: Latest Prevent figures show children younger than ten continue to be targeted

T he Education sector accounted for the highest source of referrals since data was first published in 2015/2016 Children aged 11-15 were the largest proportion of referrals with almost 5% of referrals...