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Amnesty International

October 21, 2020

Domestic workers in Qatar suffer extreme overwork and abuse

The system continues to allow employers to treat domestic workers not as human beings but as possessions, says Amnesty.
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.
October 5, 2020

Older people in care homes abandoned to die amid Government failures, says Amnesty

The appalling death toll was entirely avoidable and is a scandal of monumental proportions, says Amnesty International.
October 4, 2020

Egyptian security forces crackdown on protesters with violence and mass arrests

Protesters demanding economic and social rights have been met by deadly force and mass arrests.
September 30, 2020

Amnesty International 'hounded out of India'

The complete freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Enforcement Directorate, an investigative agency of the Government, brings all the work being done by the organisation in India to a halt.
September 25, 2020

EU must stop collaborating in abuse of Libyan refugees, says Amnesty

People risking their lives to seek safety in Europe are taken back to Libya where they are subjected to torture and extortion.
September 10, 2020

Malta is increasing 'despicable and illegal' migrant pushbacks, says Amnesty

Those returned to Libya are frequently detained in locations where torture and other ill-treatment is common.
September 2, 2020

New laws to protect migrant workers in Qatar welcomed

Employers can still file criminal 'absconding' charges against workers who leave their job without permission, and will remain responsible for their workers’ residence permits, thus retaining considerable power over those employees.
August 30, 2020

Northern Ireland domestic violence figures highest since records began

Amnesty International says that funding for victim support organisations from the Northern Ireland Executive needs to match the scale of the problem.
August 22, 2020

Military authorities in Mali must end arbitrary arrests, says Amnesty

All those arrested during the coup must be immediately released or charged with a recognisable criminal offence, says Amnesty.