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Jordan votes to abolish law allowing rapists to escape punishment by marrying their victims

Responding to news that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s lower house of parliament voted on Monday 1 August to...

Venezuela: Acts of violence highlight government’s disregard for human rights

The dramatic increase in illegal use of force, scores of arbitrary detentions and the killing of at least 10...

Kenya: Gruesome murder of election official must be investigated

Reacting to the murder of Chris Msando, head of information technology at Kenya’s independent election monitoring body, Amnesty International’s...

Russia: VPN ban is a major blow to internet freedom

A new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin banning anonymizers and virtual private networks (VPNs) is a major...

Italy: Deploying warships to police Libyan waters will expose refugees to horrific abuse

· Spokespeople available on the ground Proposals to send warships to police Libyan territorial waters are a shameful attempt...

Brazil: New Amnesty campaign will fight back as Congress considers legal changes that flagrantly attack human rights

· Amnesty International launches new campaign to defend human rights in Brazil · Proposed changes would reduce legal protections...

Turkey: Release of seven Cumhuriyet journalists small victory as their colleagues continue to languish in jail

In response to the court’s ruling earlier this evening to conditionally release seven of the 12 imprisoned Cumhuriyet staff...

Israeli forces attack peaceful crowds at Jerusalem holy site

Israeli forces attacked peaceful crowds of Palestinians as they gathered at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this afternoon for the...

South Sudan: UN must boost civilian protection as Lacroix visits IDP camps

United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan (UNMISS) must shore up efforts to protect civilians, Amnesty International said ahead of a...

Venezuela: Ban on protests lays groundwork for mass human rights violations

The security plan announced ahead of the elections for the Constituent Assembly in Venezuela this Sunday is laying the...

Iran must not squander opportunity to end executions for drug-related offences

Iranian lawmakers must not miss a historic opportunity to reject the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences...

UK/TURKEY: BORIS JOHNSON CALLS FOR RELEASE OF JAILED ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING AMNESTY DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

‘The global outcry over Turkey’s human rights crackdown is growing louder by the day’ – Kate Allen Amnesty International...

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