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HelpAge International survey reveals toll on physical and mental health of older people Severe shortages of nutritious food, medicine and shelter contributing to inhumane conditions “The rights and needs of older people in Gaza must not be ignored” – Erika Guevara-Rosas Older people in Gaza a...
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The constituency of Alloa and Grangemouth has made the headlines recently, as the Labour Government has been heavily criticised for prioritising profit over people when deciding what the future holds for the constituency’s largest employer: the oil refinery. Sounding the ala...
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Widespread failings by Nepal’s law enforcement agencies in policing September’s youth-led “Gen-Z” protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use of force, and severe injuries, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. The briefing, “We went there to raise our voice, not to be killed”: Nepal’s Deadly Crackdown on Protesters, documents how security forces used mounting and...

In a move reminiscent of an Indiana Jones movie, Israel’s so-called ‘Civil Administration’ (CA) — in reality a branch of the Israeli defence ministry — has begun the process of ‘expropriating’ — or legislative theft in more honest language — 1,800 dunams (445 acres or 1.8 million square metres) of Palestinian West Bank land in...

Reacting to the killing of Awda Al-Hathaleen, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, said: “The cold-blooded killing of Awda, a dedicated human rights defender and father of three young children, is a devastating tragedy and a brutal reminder of the relentless violence faced by Palestinian communities in the...

The Canary spoke to Zarah Sultana and Jamie Driscoll after a packed event in Newcastle on 6 September where Sultana received a standing ovation for her powerful speech. And considering all the energy and enthusiasm around the Your Party project, we asked why it’s taking so long to set up the new party‘s founding conference....

On Friday 14 November, while Gaza City was at the mercy of heavy rain, the Patient Friends Hospital turned into a scene of horror and nightmare. The entire ground floor, dedicated to paediatric care, was suddenly flooded, becoming a place no one could have imagined: a waiting room for patients turned into a deep pool,...

We’re now at that point of the not-so-great immigration debate where mainstream political leaders are committing to sending refugees back to the Taliban to be slaughtered, to the unbridled glee of a bloodthirsty minority that think “our” is spelled as “are”, and painting a red cross on a roundabout is an act of revolution not...
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Responding to the European Commission’s preliminary findings that TikTok’s design is addictive and in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark EU law meant to create a safer digital space, Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International Researcher on Children and Young People’s Digital Rights said: “For years now, TikTok has been the forefront of Big Tech’s race to capture children’s time and attention at all costs. This announcement is an overdue but welcome acknowledgement of TikTok’s addictive design. “The European Commission...
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Responding to the 20-year sentence handed to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai for ‘national security’ offences, Amnesty International’s Depu...
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