An list of news items available on Amnestyhttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20128Response to the deal which sees 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspending a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:26:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20127Seventeen Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience must be released immediately, Amnesty International said as 11 of the people jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year, launched a hunger strike. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20126Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence including rape, Amnesty International said today Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20125Today Assembly efforts to tackle Human Trafficking in Northern Ireland have stepped up a gear with the launch of the All Party Group on Human Trafficking. The group has been established to promote effective action against trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation, an increasing problem across in Northern Ireland. Tue, 15 May 2012 13:12:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20124Azerbaijan must immediately halt the police use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, Amnesty International said after two separate peaceful protests were broken up by police in the capital city Baku yesterday. Tue, 15 May 2012 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20122Amnesty's prestigious awards ceremony recognises the UKs human rights journalists of tomorrow: Fife Student Aine Clarke, is amongst the winners. Thu, 10 May 2012 15:38:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20121Students from around Scotland will take to Edinburgh's streets on Saturday 12 May to demand the UK government does not compromise during July's Arms Trade Treaty negotiations. Thu, 10 May 2012 13:39:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20120Amnesty Internationals Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year reached its climax this afternoon with the unveiling of the 2012 winners at a prestigious ceremony in London. Wed, 09 May 2012 17:46:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20119Amnesty International has expressed its disappointment at todays decision by a panel of judges at the European Court of Human Rights not to refer an appeal in the case of Abu Qatada to the Courts Grand Chamber. Wed, 09 May 2012 16:12:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20118A Nigerian 31-year old man who was sentenced to death as a juvenile has expressed his happiness at being released from prison and reunited with his family after such a long time, following a relentless global campaign by Amnesty International. Wed, 09 May 2012 16:02:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20117Response to an announcement in todays Queens Speech that the government will bring forward a Bill to allow new secret justice measures. Wed, 09 May 2012 12:50:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20116Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to immediately renew the visa and press credentials of the expelled Al-Jazeera English China correspondent, Melissa Chan. Wed, 09 May 2012 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20115Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who was arrested at the weekend and charged with insulting a national institution. Tue, 08 May 2012 17:41:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20114Amnesty's annual State of the Worlds Human Rights report for 2012 will be published on Thursday 24 May. Tue, 08 May 2012 16:34:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20111Romania's continuing economic challenges that have seen two governments fall in fewer than three months are all the more reason for the authorities at all levels to close legal loopholes that affect the housing of some of the country's most marginalised groups Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20112A pledge by China that it will allow Chen Guangcheng to go abroad with his family so he can study seems empty as long as the Chinese state keeps the activists wider family in detention and retaliates against his supporters, Amnesty International said. Fri, 04 May 2012 17:55:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20110The inauguration of Vladimir Putin as the next President of the Russian Federation presents him with the opportunity to put human rights at the heart of his agenda for the next six years. Fri, 04 May 2012 16:13:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20109The Libyan authorities must not suppress freedom of expression in the name of protecting the 17 February Revolution, Amnesty International said following the adoption of a law criminalising the glorification of deposed leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi. Fri, 04 May 2012 13:13:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20108A Tunis courts decision today to fine a TV boss for spreading information which can disturb the public order after he screened the animated French movie Persepolis is a sign of the continuing erosion of free speech in Tunisia, Amnesty International has said. Thu, 03 May 2012 18:17:00 GMThttp://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=20106Amnesty International has released Toast To Freedom, a new and exclusive commemorative song dedicated to human rights activism around the world. Thu, 03 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT