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Press Release
Pre-election attack on freedom of expression in Azerbaijan underway as Amnesty staff deported
Freedom of expression is under sustained and severe attack in Azerbaijan in the run up to next month’s parliamentary elections,…
October 7, 2015
Press Release
Suspension of judges in Botswana potentially threatens freedom of expression and judicial independence
Botswana’s authorities must lift the suspension of four High Court judges unfairly targeted if the independence of the judiciary is…
October 7, 2015
Press Release
EU must formally warn Hungary over refugee crisis violations
The Hungarian government has invested more than 1OO million euros on razor-wire fencing and border controls to keep refugees and…
October 7, 2015
Press Release
Back to the Old Ways
Myanmar’s authorities have been locking up and harassing scores of peaceful activists as part of an intensifying and far-reaching crackdown…
October 7, 2015
Press Release
Almost 100 prisoners of conscience in Myanmar behind bars ahead of elections following intensifying repression
Myanmar’s authorities have been locking up and harassing scores of peaceful activists as part of an intensifying and far-reaching crackdown…
October 7, 2015
Report
Driven Out for Development: Forced Evictions in Mombasa
In a welcome U-turn, Kenya’s highway authority (KENHA) has admitted that it was wrong to forcibly evict more than 100…
October 5, 2015
Press Release
Report: Kenyan authorities must keep promise to compensate victims of forced eviction
In a welcome U-turn, Kenya’s highway authority (KENHA) has admitted that it was wrong to forcibly evict more than 100…
October 5, 2015
Press Release
Japanese prisoner dies after 46 years on death row
The death in prison of a Japanese man who spent more than 46 years facing execution, after a conviction based…
October 5, 2015
Press Release
Yemen: Call for suspension of arms transfers to coalition and accountability for war crimes
Damning evidence of war crimes by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which is armed by states including the USA, highlights the…
October 5, 2015
Press Release
Bombing of Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan a deplorable loss of life that must be investigated
The bombing of a Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan today is a deplorable loss of life that must…
October 3, 2015
Press Release
UN resolution on Yemen fails to launch international investigation into war crimes
The UN Human Rights Council’s failure to open an international investigation into violations of international humanitarian law and violations and…
October 2, 2015
Press Release
Iran: Indecency Trial of Jailed Cartoonist and Her Lawyer for Shaking Hands Absurd
The trial of satirical cartoonist Atena Farghadani and her lawyer on a charge of “illegitimate sexual relations falling short of…
October 2, 2015