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UK: New report says Blair 'weak on guns' and demands tough arms export controls

UK gunrunners will continue to supply arms to conflict zones unless regulations are urgently tightened, say the organisations in a joint report to the Government today (30 April) with other members of...

Iraq: Deaths of civilian demonstrators must be investigated

'There must be an urgent enquiry into these reports. There are very real concerns that the US forces may have used excessive force,' Amnesty International said. 'The USA and the UK must ensure that...

Kosovo: Minorities are prisoners in their own homes

Prisoners in our own homes": Amnesty International's concerns for the rights of minorities in Kosovo/Kosova reports beatings, stabbings, abductions, drive-by shootings and the use of hand grenades to...

Iraq: Update from Amnesty International mission in Iraq

'The US and UK as occupying powers in Iraq have clear responsibilities to restore law and order and are the current guardians of security,' said Ghanim Alnajjar, a member of the Amnesty International...

Iraq: Update from Amnesty International mission in Iraq

'The US and UK as occupying powers in Iraq have clear responsibilities to restore law and order and are the current guardians of security,' said Ghanim Alnajjar, a member of the Amnesty International...

Iraq: Update from Amnesty International mission in Iraq

'The US and UK as occupying powers in Iraq have clear responsibilities to restore law and order and are the current guardians of security,' said Ghanim Alnajjar, a member of the Amnesty International...

Iraq: Update from Amnesty International mission in Iraq

'The US and UK as occupying powers in Iraq have clear responsibilities to restore law and order and are the current guardians of security,' said Ghanim Alnajjar, a member of the Amnesty International...

Democratic Republic of Congo: International community must stop this carnage for profit

The report states that hundreds of thousands of Congolese civilians that have been tortured and killed during fighting over control of natural resources, while the international community has...

UN Commission on Human Rights criticised for failing to protect human rights in Iraq

In this year's UNCHR session the draft resolution on Iraq has been continuously postponed in efforts to reach a compromise yet still it fails to include human rights monitors. It also limits the remit...

Iraq: Stripped naked and humiliated by US soldiers

The pictures reveal that someone has written the words 'Ali Baba - Haram(i)' (which means Ali Baba - thief) in Arabic on the prisoners' chests. The article quotes a US military officer as saying that...