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January 12, 2021

Biden must close Guantánamo, says new Amnesty report

Eleven years ago Vice-President Joe Biden said the Obama adminstration would close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.
October 3, 2020

‘Shocking’ cycle of violence for migrants departing Libya to seek safety in Europe

Migrants continue to undertake the precarious central Mediterranean journey, due to the absence of sufficient safe and regular migration channels.
July 19, 2019

New Amnesty report on child migrant detention centre in Florida

Amnesty described the detention centre in the Miami suburb as an industrial line for processing mass numbers of children.
April 11, 2019

UNHCR relocates detained refugees in Libya to safety

UNHCR says conditions in Libya are not safe for rescued or intercepted refugees and migrants, and that people must not be returned there.
November 24, 2017

Lives 'at risk' as authorities attempt to remove Manus Island refugees

Around 420 refugees remain in a detention centre after all services were withdrawn, including food, water, power and medical care on 31 October.
November 24, 2017

Faith leaders secretly travel to Manus detention camp, condemn government inaction

Two Australian Christian leaders have returned from Manus Island, where they met Manus church leaders and spent nearly 24 hours in the detention camp with the 340 men detained there.

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Jan 14 2021

Call to halt UK police training programmes for repressive states

The College of Policing has provided training for at least 12 countries that are listed as 'human rights priority countries' by the Foreign and...

Jan 13 2021

Royal College of Paediatrics calls for urgent review of children's meal packages

Jan 13 2021

Jersey islanders invited to join citizens' jury on assisted dying

Jan 12 2021

Councils call for Ofsted school inspections not to be resumed

Jan 12 2021

Catholic bishops call on UK to 'forsake its nuclear arsenal'

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