Annual Report 2013
The state of the world's human rights

UK: ‘Historic’ surveillance ruling finds intelligence-sharing illegal

Amnesty International and others won an historic victory today as the legal body that oversees the practices of the UK secret services acknowledged that the USA and the UK’s intelligence sharing on communications surveillance violated human rights law. Read more »

Spain: Ceuta migrant tragedy – deplorable disregard for human life

The Spanish authorities’ failure to properly investigate the drowning of 14 migrants off the coast of Ceuta after the Civil Guard opened fire with large rubber bullets a year ago today highlights the deplorable disregard for human life.  Read more »

The Other Interview: Escape from North Korea

This is the harrowing story of Park Ji-hyun who faced near-starvation, escape and forced return to the labour camps in North Korea.  Read more »

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The Spanish authorities’ failure to properly investigate the drowning of 14 migrants off the coast of Ceuta after the Civil Guard opened fire with large rubber bullets a year ago today highlights the deplorable disregard for human life. 

Amnesty International and others won an historic victory today as the legal body that oversees the practices of the UK secret services acknowledged that the USA and the UK’s intelligence sharing on communications surveillance violated human rights law.

This is the harrowing story of Park Ji-hyun who faced near-starvation, escape and forced return to the labour camps in North Korea.

 

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