Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Tanzania: Forceful eviction of Indigenous Maasai People for tourist development must be halted immediately

More than 70,000 Indigenous Maasai people in Loliondo at risk of being displacedSecurity forces have shot at protesters with live ammunition and used teargas‘This unlawful forced evicti... Read More
Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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UK: Rwanda flight cancellation should have been moment 'cruel and disgraceful' policy was abandoned

In response to the cancellation of last night’s flight due to transport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said:“The cance... Read More
Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 2 min read
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Roxanne Tahbaz to deliver Father's Day card to Foreign Office

UK national Morad Tahbaz will have been in jail in Iran for 1,618 daysHand-in takes place exactly three months since release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori‘UK officia... Read More
Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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UK: Rwanda refugee flight is a 'shameful abandonment' of human rights responsibilities

Responding to news that the UK’s first flight of people seeking asylum is likely to leave for Rwanda tomorrow evening as part of the Government’s highly controversial refugee deal with... Read More
Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 5 min read
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Ukraine: Russia used cluster bombs and unguided rockets in 'horrific' assault on Kharkiv

Detailed eyewitness testimonies show horror of attacks, with hundreds of civilians killed   Children’s playgrounds, people’s homes, a church used to distribute food - all hit Steel rods... Read More
Amnesty International UK
2 years ago ⋅ English ⋅ 1 min read
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Malaysia: Move to abolish mandatory death penalty is ‘welcome step’

Currently 1,341 people are on death row in Malaysia, with 905 of the cases involving mandatory death sentences for drug traffickingThe Government needs to review all cases involving man... Read More