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Yemen: Renewal of UN war crimes probe strikes blow against impunity

Responding to the United Nations Human Rights Council vote to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts (GEE),...

Philippines: Duterte’s ‘playful’ comment on killings should spur ICC probe

Responding to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that his “only sin is extrajudicial killings” made during a speech at the...

UK: Stansted 15 Trial: Amnesty to observe trial amid concerns for anti-deportation activists

Amnesty International considers the 15 to be human rights defenders ‘We’re concerned the authorities may be using a sledgehammer to...

Bahrain: Medical negligence leaves prisoners in agony, puts lives at risk

A new investigation by Amnesty International has revealed a shocking pattern of medical negligence in Bahrain’s prison system, where individuals...

Guinea: 9 Years Later, Bring Justice for September 28 Crimes

Guinean and International Organizations Call for Trial to Take Place Without Delay No one has yet been tried for Guinea’s...

Pakistan: Journalists should not be harassed or intimidated through criminal justice system

Pakistan’s authorities must ensure that the criminal justice system is not used to harass or intimidate journalists, Amnesty International said...

Human Rights Council addresses unprecedented human rights crisis and sends a strong message of support to the people in Venezuela

Today, 27 September, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution to address the unprecedented human rights crisis...

UN: Major step towards accountability for atrocity crimes in Myanmar

Responding to the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution on Myanmar in Geneva today, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s...

Iran: Authorities deliberately jeopardize health of jailed activist with cancer

The Iranian authorities are torturing jailed human rights defender Arash Sadeghi, who has cancer, by deliberately depriving him of the...

Digitally dissecting atrocities – Amnesty International’s open source investigations

A grisly video showing a heinous act of violence quickly went viral after it was posted on 10 July 2018....

Cambodia: Suspended sentences for five human rights defenders is ‘a political outcome to a political case’

Responding to the news that a court in Cambodia has convicted the “ADHOC Five” peaceful activists of “bribery” and given...

Philippines: Arrest of leading Duterte critic is a worrying step-up in political repression

Responding to the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in the Philippines, Minar Pimple, Senior Director for Global Operations at...

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