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October 31, 2020

Call for suspension and review of UK military and police training in Nigeria

The UK has provided training and communications equipment to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit which has been linked to extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention and other abuses.
August 23, 2020

Lutheran church in Belarus works for peace and prays for stability

Mass protests are taking place in Belarus, following presidential elections earlier this month. Details have emerged of alleged police brutality which has led to further demonstrations.
May 24, 2020

Activists and journalists jailed in Belarus as election looms

With presidential elections less than three months away, Belarusian authorities have intensified their crackdown on independent activists and journalists, says Human Rights Watch.
February 19, 2020

Report on human rights in Middle East and North Africa 2019

Governments across the Middle East and North Africa crushed protests with ruthless force during 2019, said Amnesty International as it published its annual human rights report on the region.
February 3, 2020

Saudi Arabian arms ship due to dock in Tilbury this week

The Bahri Yanbu, which is due to reach Tilbury Docks on 7 February, has previously ferried tens of millions of pounds’ worth of arms to the war in Yemen.
January 7, 2020

High pay 'will be a key issue in 2020'

Countries with such high levels of inequality as the UK have higher levels of ill health, obesity, drug and alcohol addiction and lower levels of trust and educational attainment, says the Equality Trust.
January 4, 2020

Global protests against inequality planned for 18-25 January

Activists across the world will mobilise from 18-25 January as the Fight Inequality Alliance calls for an end to the "age of greed".
December 14, 2019

Chile crisis report describes multiple human rights violations by police and army

A new UN Human Rights Office report on the crisis in Chile describes multiple human rights violations by the police and army, and calls for reforms.
December 3, 2019

Pakistan must end crackdown on student protests, says Amnesty

Five activists have been charged under draconian clauses in the penal code which trace their origins to British colonial rule.
November 22, 2019

Consulate worker's allegations fit documented pattern of torture by China

A former employee of the UK’s Hong Kong consulate says he was tortured on a trip to mainland China and forced to confess to involvement in pro-democracy protests.