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December 30, 2020

'Sham trial' of Saudi women's activist Loujain al-Hathloul set to resume

The human rights campaigner was arrested almost two years ago.
May 8, 2019

Civil society groups report on UK's failure to meet anti-torture obligations

The report says a culture of tolerance to ill-treatment and even torture has developed in the last five years, and the situation has got worse, not better.
April 18, 2019

Progress in torture eradication in Afghanistan, but 'a long way to go'

Nearly a third of conflict-related detainees interviewed provided credible and reliable accounts of having been subject to torture or ill-treatment.
February 27, 2019

Terminally ill prisoner in UAE must be released, say UN experts

Alia Abdulnoor has terminal breast cancer and is reportedly chained to a bed and under armed guard.
February 11, 2019

Brutal tactics used to crush Zimbabwe protests, says Amnesty

Zimbabwean authorities have used killings and torture to crush protests against fuel prices, says Amnesty International.
October 22, 2018

Jailed British academic denied rights in United Arab Emirates

There are serious concerns as to whether Matthew Hedges can get a fair trial in the UAE.
March 27, 2018

New abuse revelations 'show army must lose power to police itself'

The revelation that instructors at an army training college have been investigated dozens of times for alleged abuse has triggered fresh calls for the armed forces to lose the power to maintain their own police forces and run their own criminal trials.

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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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