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October 8, 2020

Amnesty calls for ban on guns near polling stations during US elections

The majority of states have no laws regarding armed private citizens in or around polling stations.
August 28, 2020

Attacks on the legal profession undermine the rule of law, says Law Society

To describe lawyers who are upholding the law as "activist lawy" is misleading and dangerous, says the Law Society.
August 25, 2020

Qatar has made little progress on protecting migrant workers, says new report

Qatar has failed to meet its commitment to abolish the 'kafala' system, which ties migrant workers’ visas to their employers.
March 13, 2020

BBC journalists and their families targeted by Iranian authorities

A group of UN human rights experts have voiced alarm at the targeting of journalists working for the BBC and other broadcasters, and their families by Iranian authorities.
February 6, 2020

Second Mexican defender of Monarch butterflies found dead

The deaths are part of a growing trend in the assassination of people defending the environment, in Mexico and globally.
January 12, 2020

Children experiencing criminal exploitation 'continue to be let down'

Young people too often end up being treated as criminals rather recognised and supported as victims, says the Children's Society.
December 25, 2019

Cambodia should drop fabricated charges against journalists, says Human Rights Watch

The trial of two former Cambodia Daily reporters is seen as part of a broader media crackdown.
September 26, 2019

Amnesty calls on world leaders at UN to confront Egypt's President Sisi over protests crackdown

World leaders must confront President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the UN General Assembly in New York this week and strongly condemn Egypt's crackdown on recent protests, says Amnesty International.
September 24, 2019

Criminal networks target rainforest defenders in Brazil

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is driven largely by criminal networks that use violence and intimidation against those who try to stop them, and the government is failing to protect both the defenders and the rainforest itself, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
August 29, 2019

Human rights defenders in Afghanistan under increased attack

Faced with grave threats to their lives and well-being, Afghanistan's human rights defenders continue to stand up for the rights of others, says Amnesty International.