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Control Arms: Campaign reveals Arms realities behind new Nicholas Cage film Lord of War

Lord of War stars Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke and Ian Holm. It follows arms dealer Yuri Orlov (Cage), who sells weapons from the former Communist Bloc into African conflict zones, taking advantage of...

Amnesty International launches Protect The Human

Some 300,000 Protect The Human mini-placard badges will go on sale as the campaign symbol, with an unusual twist on charity badges - each one carries a unique access code for…

UK: Terrorism Bill dangerous and ill-conceived

"Tearing up rights and freedoms that date back to Magna Carta will only hand a victory to the criminals who carry out atrocities like those of 7 July. Effective counter-terrorism measures are...

USA: New report shows USA only country in world sentencing thousands of Children's rights to life without parole

The USA is one of only a few countries in the world that actually permits Children's rights to be sentenced to LWOP and there are thought to be only 12 young offenders outside of America who are...

EU: Countries compromising global refugee protection by abandoning their responsibilities at EU borders, says Amnesty

The human rights organisation said not only was the direction of EU policy ill-guided, but individual countries such as Spain may be guilty of breaking their own EU and international commitments. In...

US: Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike New Call on UK Government to act to save lives

There are at least six UK residents among an estimated 210 of the camp's 500 detainees currently on hunger strike in protest at their continuing detention without charge or trial at the military...

UK: Safety fears for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights rescued in UK brothel raid

According to reports, at least six of the Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights are being held in a detention centre, treatment that is more suited to criminals than to victims of...

Greece: New report reveals ill-treatment of foreigners, minorities and asylum-seekers

The report Out of the spotlight: The rights of foreigners and minorities are still a grey area highlights the failure of the Greek authorities to combat discrimination. Olga Demetriou, Amnesty...