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Refugees Welcome march organised by Amnesty International UK in partnership with Solidarity with Refugees and more than 40 other UK organisations. 30,000 people attended the march calling on the UK government to do more in response to the global refugee crisis ahead of the UNGA summit on refugees and migrants on 19th September 2016.

19th September 2017
Irish Refugee and Migrant Coalition welcomes Irish government’s commitment to new Community Sponsorship Refugee Programme

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19th September 2017
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi burying her head in the sand about Rakhine horrors

Ibrahim Halawa Egypt

18th September 2017
Amnesty International welcomes acquittal of Ibrahim Halawa – now, he must be brought home

Ahammed Ullah is 20 years old from Saitaburuikka, Maungdaw he was shot in the arm when the Burmese military attacked his village. More than 270,000 Rohingya refugees have fled across the border from Rakhine State, Myanmar, into Bangladesh since 25 August. As many as 80 per cent of them are women and children. Many more children in need of support and protection remain in the areas of northern Rakhine State that have been wracked by violence.

18th September 2017
UN: Myanmar Rohingya exodus exposes abject failure of world leaders to deliver solution to refugee crisis

Angola - Youth Activists Freedom of Expression

15th September 2017
Saudi Arabia: Wave of arrests targets last vestiges of freedom of expression

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14th September 2017
Myanmar: Scorched-earth campaign fuels ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Rakhine State

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14th September 2017
Chad: Increasing use of repressive laws amid brutal crackdown on human rights activists

Marleny Surco looking at the water her community uses

13th September 2017
Peru: Authorities neglect Indigenous Peoples exposed to contaminated water

Palestinian protesters wave national flags during a demonstration against the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and against US President-elect Donald Trump, on January 20, 2017, near the settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

13th September 2017
Reports Israeli government plans to retaliate against Amnesty International over settlements campaign

An ethnic Palaung woman carrying her child on the back, washing clothes, at Man Sar IDP camp, located on the outskirts of Kutkai, Northern Shan State, Myanmar, July 28, 2017. The camp is currently sheltering about 500 people who fled from three villages in Kutkai township. © Minzayar Oo - Panos / Amnesty International

13th September 2017
‘Your brother has been killed,’ the Burmese soldier said. ‘You can come out of hiding and take him.’

The meeting with over 500 members took place from 06.06. - 09.06.2014 in Münster, Germany.

12th September 2017
Iran: Arrest of human rights defender seeking truth about disappeared family members

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12th September 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Last chance for justice for over 20,000 wartime sexual violence survivors

The meeting with over 500 members took place from 06.06. - 09.06.2014 in Münster, Germany.

11th September 2017
Nigeria: Landmark panel to investigate crimes by military must be independent, impartial and effective

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10th September 2017
As global arms trade surges, states greenlight reckless, harmful deals

The meeting with over 500 members took place from 06.06. - 09.06.2014 in Münster, Germany.

10th September 2017
Myanmar: New landmine blasts point to deliberate targeting of Rohingya

The meeting with over 500 members took place from 06.06. - 09.06.2014 in Münster, Germany.

9th September 2017
Myanmar: Army landmines along border with Bangladesh pose deadly threat to fleeing Rohingya

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