Category - Amnesty International

February 23, 2018

Amnesty warns that Brexit bill is set to substantially reduce rights in the UK

The EU Withdrawal Bill is set to significantly reduce human rights protections in the UK, Amnesty International has warned, while a rush to sign new trade deals means there is a growing risk the UK will 'soft-pedal' on human rights around the world.
February 22, 2018

New jail sentence for Bahrain activist is 'shameful', says Amnesty

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been setenced to five years in prison for expressing his opinion on Twitter.
February 20, 2018

Protest for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as Iranian minister set to visit UK

Campaigners will protest on behalf of the jailed UK-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe outside the Iranian Embassy in London on 21 February ahead of an expected visit to the UK of a senior Iranian minister.
February 16, 2018

Woman jailed in stillbirth case released after decade in prison in El Salvador

A woman who was jailed following pregnancy-related complications resulting in stillbirth, has been freed after a decade behind bars.
February 12, 2018

ICC's investigation into drug killings 'a crucial moment for justice in the Philippines'

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will open a preliminary examination into the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines, in which thousands of alleged drug offenders have been killed.
February 4, 2018

Young human rights activists arrested in coordinated raids across Iran

There are reports that at least six young human rights activists were detained in coordinated arrests across Iran on 1 February.
February 1, 2018

Iran hangs man who was 15 at time of alleged crime

Amnesty International has expressed outrage at reports that the Iranian authorities have executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of his alleged crime.
January 25, 2018

Cambridge vigil for Giulio Regeni to mark two years since his disappearance

Amnesty International will hold a vigil for the murdered Cambridge University student Giulio Regeni on 25 January to mark the two-year anniversary of his disappearance in Egypt.
January 21, 2018

'Shocking' demolitions leave 24,000 people homeless in Somalia

Satellite images show thousands of buildings, including schools, were demolished in forced evictions that left more than 4,000 families homeless on the outskirts of Mogadishu in late December 2017.
January 19, 2018

Blow for Afghans as Norwegian parliament rejects asylum proposal

The Norwegian parliament has rejected a proposal to place a temporary halt on returning asylum seekers to Afghanistan.