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Bahrain: Alarming spike in expulsion of citizens arbitrarily stripped of their nationality
Eleven people could face imminent expulsion from Bahrain tomorrow if their deportation orders are upheld in two separate appeal hearings, as Bahrain’s authorities increasingly resort to the extreme measure of…
Press Release
North Korea: Tightened controls on communications with the outside world leave families devastated
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political prison camps or other detention facilities as the government tightens…
Report
Connection Denied: Restrictions on Mobile Phones and Outside Information in North Korea
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political prison camps or other detention facilities as the government tightens…
Update
6 reasons why we still need International Women’s Day
Women and girls may have scaled unimaginable heights in politics, science, arts, sports and business, but they are still struggling. Not just for equal pay, which is a concern on…
Press Release
Zaman newspaper taken over as Turkish government steamrolls press freedom
Today’s government takeover of Zaman newspaper is the latest deeply troubling episode of the Turkish authorities’ ongoing onslaught on dissenting media, Amnesty International said today.
Press Release
Amnesty International urges leaders at EU-Turkey Summit to not wash hands of refugee rights
European leaders’ attempts to use Turkey as their border guard to stop refugees and asylum-seekers heading to the EU is a dangerous and deliberate ploy to shirk their responsibilities to…
Urgent Action
India: Drop Charges Against Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and Kanhaiya Kumar (UA 49/16)
A professor from Delhi University and two students from the Jawaharlal University (JNU) in Delhi are in detention for allegedly chanting ‘anti-India’ slogans at two separate events. If convicted,…
Urgent Action
Stop Action! – China: Dolma Tso No Longer at Risk of Forced Operation (UA 47/16)
Please stop sending appeals about a Tibetan woman who could be subjected to unnecessary medical procedures against her will. For the full Urgent Action, please click on the Word…
Urgent Action
Greece/Members of the European Council: Protect Asylum-Seekers (UA 48/16)
Thousands remain stranded in Greece in dreadful conditions, both in official and makeshift informal camps.
Update
What It Takes to Defend Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights – New Report Released on SRR Defenders in the Americas
Amnesty’s new report focuses on the situation of SRR defenders in the Americas and the patterns of intimidation, violence and stigmatization they face every day.
Press Release
Lottery approach to health care for women in Latin America is putting thousands of lives at risk
The lives of millions of women and girls across Latin America are at the mercy of “lottery-style” health care systems that prioritize religious doctrine and stereotypes over the lives of…
Press Release
Malawi: Discovery of head of boy with albinism exposes protection failures
The sickening discovery of the severed head of a nine-year-old boy with albinism in Malawi shows the grave risk to life and personal security faced by people with albinism and…