Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Amnesty and FA launch guide for increasing refugee women's participation in football

Amnesty International UK, in partnership with the English Football Association, have today launched a free guide and online training series which aims to increase refugee women’s partic... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 3 min read
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UK: Lords must oppose 'licence to torture' for British troops abroad

Most people in the UK (56%) would be concerned about granting troops immunityCall on Lords to reject ‘licence to torture’ provisions of controversial Overseas Operations BillThe House o... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Russia: police station hearing ordering Navalny's 30-day custody is 'farcical'

Activist only allowed to see his lawyer one minute before impromptu hearingResponding to news that the prominent Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny has been remanded in custody... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Russia: Navalny is prisoner of conscience after Moscow arrest

The Russian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release prominent Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny, said Amnesty International, after his arrest this afternoon minutes after... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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USA: oversight report on migrant family separations proves 'cruelty was the point'

Call for prosecution of government officials and contractorsResponding to a report from the US Department of Justice’s Inspector General Michael E Horowitz showing that the department -... Read More
Amnesty International UK
3 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 4 min read
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Azerbaijan / Armenia: Scores of civilians were killed in 'indiscriminate' attacks - new report

On-the-ground investigation into dozens of attacks, including with cluster munitionsEvidence refutes both sides’ denials over attacks that killed at least 146 civiliansAysu Iskandarli,... Read More