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Bahrain: Court upholds unlawful dissolution of major opposition political group

Responding to the Bahraini Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold a ruling to dissolve the opposition group National Democratic Action...

Sudan: ‘Not guilty’ verdict welcome but torture in prison must be investigated

Responding to the ‘not guilty’ verdict issued today at the re-trial of Sudanese student activist, Asim Omar Hassan, who was...

Algeria: Absurd conviction of journalist Adlène Mellah must be overturned

Algeria’s Court of Appeal must end the ordeal of the journalist, Adlène Mellah, who was jailed simply for covering a...

Amnesty to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in historic corporate accountability case

Amnesty International, joined by the International Commission of Jurists, will intervene before the Supreme Court in a precedent-setting corporate accountability...

Public opposition to killer robots grows while states continue to drag their feet

More than three in five people across 26 countries oppose the development of autonomous weapons that could select and kill...

Nigeria: Disbandment of FSARS not enough to end police atrocities

Responding to an announcement today by the newly-appointed Inspector General of Nigeria Police who ordered the disbandment of Federal Special...

Nigeria: Satellite imagery shows charred remains of Rann after Boko Haram attack

New satellite images analyzed by Amnesty International show the horrific aftermath of a Boko Haram attack that devastated in Rann,...

Sudan: Security forces continue deadly onslaught on protestors and medical personnel

Sudan’s security forces must stop their ongoing deadly onslaught on protesters and medical personnel, Amnesty International said today following the...

Morocco: Conviction of Hirak El-Rif protest leader Nawal Benaissa upheld

Responding to the news that the appeals court in Al Hoceima has upheld the conviction of Nawal Benaissa, confirming her...

Hungary: Release of Syrian man wrongly convicted of terrorism, an “overwhelming relief”

Spokesperson available on the ground Ahead of tomorrow’s early release of Ahmed H, a Syrian man who was unfairly jailed...

Madagascar: Next president must tackle historic rights violations

The next president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of pretrial detention and...

Amnesty USA reaction to government report on family separations

In response to a report from the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general’s office confirming that thousands more families...

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