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January 8, 2021

UN calls for release of 53 arrested under Hong Kong's National Security Law

The arrests indicate that the offence of subversion under the National Security Law is being used to detain individuals for exercising legitimate rights to participate in political and public life, says a spokeswoman for the OHCHR.
December 15, 2020

Child arrests in England and Wales reduced by 71 per cent in a decade

The Howard League has been working with police forces to reduce arrests of children, to ensure that hundreds of thousands of boys and girls do not have their lives blighted by a criminal record.
September 29, 2020

Thousands of women arrested unnecessarily each year, finds APPG

Thousands of women in distress are being arrested unnecessarily each year instead of being given the help and support they need, a cross-party panel of MPs and peers has found.
July 29, 2020

ACLU study shows no rise in crime in cities where prisoners were released

Study shows crime rates have remained stagnant or decreased in areas where prisoners were released and arrest rates reduced.
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.
May 7, 2020

Free speech threatened under Jordan's COVID-19 response

The Jordanian authorities have detained two prominent media executives, a foreign journalist, and a former member of parliament, apparently in response to public criticism.
February 15, 2020

Eleven critics of Philippines 'war on drugs' arrested

Among those ordered arrested were Fr Flaviano Villanueva, who has been assisting families of victims of extrajudicial executions under the ‘war on drugs’.
December 10, 2019

Child arrests in England and Wales reduced by more than 70%

Arrests of children in England and Wales have been reduced by more than 70 per cent in eight years, research published by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveals.
November 28, 2019

Coercive control offences have almost doubled in the past year

In the year ending March 2019, an estimated 1.6 million women aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse.
October 11, 2019

Ecuadorian authorities 'must end repression of demonstrations immediately'

President Moreno announced austerity measures and then authorised the mobilisation of the armed forces to maintain order.