torture

July 10, 2019

New report 'details UK involvement in rendition to torture'

A new report presents, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the Central Intelligence Agency's black sites network, using new data derived from an unprecedented analysis of the Senate Intelligence Committee's 2014 study of CIA detention.
July 6, 2019

Northern Ireland Legacy consultation responses published

The UK Government has published a summary of responses to the consultation on the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
July 4, 2019

Federal court blocks Trump administration policy of arbitrarily jailing asylum-seekers

A federal court has blocked a Trump administration policy that denies bond hearings to asylum seekers.
June 21, 2019

BMA 'gravely concerned' over findings of China Tribunal on organ harvesting

The China Tribunal is sure beyond reasonable doubt that in China forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience has been practised for a substantial period of time involving a very substantial number of victims.
June 19, 2019

MPs urge Jeremy Hunt to press Bahrain to end 'punitive measures' against female detainees

Sixteen cross-party MPs and Peers have delivered a letter to the British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging him to press the Bahraini government to end the abuse of female political prisoners.
June 19, 2019

Call for immediate investiigation into death of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi

Mohamed Morsi’s death in court is deeply shocking and raises serious questions about his treatment in custody, says Amnesty International.
May 31, 2019

UN expert says 'collective persecution' of Julian Assange must end

A UN expert who visited Julian Assange in a London prison says he fears his human rights could be seriously violated if he is extradited to the United States, and condemned the "deliberate and concerted abuse inflicted for years" on the Wikileaks co-founder.
May 31, 2019

Head of UK intelligence services watchdog to step down

The UK’s intelligence services watchdog has announced that the commissioner, Sir Adrian Fulford, will be stepping down in October.
May 25, 2019

Surge in suicide attempts on Manus Island 'illustrates crisis of Australia's refugee policy'

The newly-elected Australian government has promised to repeal legislation which allows severely ill people to be transferred to Australia for medical treatment.
May 15, 2019

UN urges investigation following death of detainee in Lebanon

Hassan Toufic Dika’s death occurred despite numerous interventions by a variety of UN entities, including the UN Human Rights Office, with the Lebanese authorities after he was allegedly tortured in prison following his arrest in November 2018.