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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.
April 13, 2019

Human Rights Committee raises serious concerns about Domestic Abuse Bill

Committee says the Bill fails to offer protection for women in Northern Ireland and address challenges facing migrant women across the UK.
April 3, 2019

Human Rights Watch reports escalating pressure on Crimean Tatars in Ukraine

Sweeping arrests in Crimea aim to portray politically active Tatars as terrorists as a way to silence them, says Human Rights Watch.
March 7, 2019

UN member states 'must demand release of women activists in Saudi Arabia'

Saudi Arabia has used counter-terrorism legislation to detain women activists who have been tortured and sexually abused.
February 22, 2019

UN experts condemn treatment of Papuans by Indonesian police and military

There are numerous cases of alleged killings, unlawful arrests, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of indigenous Papuans by the Indonesian police and military in West Papua and Papua provinces.
February 5, 2019

UN should act to end China’s mass detentions in Xinjiang, say NGOs

Up to one million Muslims are being arbitrarily detained in political education camps, say a group of nongovernmental organisations.
January 7, 2019

Faith representatives call for a culture of sanctuary for migrants

As MPs return to parliament, faith representatives, including Quakers in Britain, urge the government to rethink their approach to immigration, to move away from a hostile environment towards a culture of sanctuary.
December 7, 2018

INQUEST responds to mental health act review

Black African and Caribbean communities have a real fear of death when interacting with the mental healthcare system.
November 13, 2018

Legal victory ends sharing of NHS patient data with the Home Office

A deal allowing the Home Office to request patient data from the NHS to target people for deportation has been scrapped following a legal challenge.
November 11, 2018

Campsfield House immigration removal centre to close

Reforms are in response to Stephen Shaw’s review into the welfare of vulnerable people in detention.