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India: Gujurat police torture illegally jailed Muslims

Most of those imprisoned have been held incommunicado for days, if not weeks or months, and there is strong evidence that many have been tortured in custody. A twenty-year old woman, who cannot be...

Thailand: Government must protect the vulnerable and investigate drugs war deaths

Amnesty International UK Director, Kate Allen, said: 'The Thai authorities must take immediate action and set up an independent investigation into the 'war on drugs' deaths. They must send a clear...

EU Russia summit: Three questions for President Putin

While the Russian government attempts to portray the recent presidential elections in Chechnya as a step towards stabilisation, Amnesty International has received credible reports, including in...

EU: Asylum - 'Safe countries' list and other policy proposals risk discrimination and human rights abuse

Amnesty International has published a set of recommendations on the EU asylum policy proposals, known as the Amended Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards for Granting and Withdrawing...

Sudan: Boy, 16, faces judicial amputation of hand and foot

The organisation is calling for the sentence - passed two weeks ago - to be commuted and Amnesty international has launched an urgent appeal on the boy's behalf. On 14 October Mohamed Hassan Hamdan...

DR Congo: UK and others must take responsibility for plunder and slavery

As the UN Security Council debates the plunder of gold and diamonds from war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International has called on the UK government to fully investigate the...

Amnesty International asks people to send seasonal greetings to victims of human rights abuses

This year's Amnesty International campaign highlights Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights imprisoned for their beliefs and those who fight for justice on behalf of others...

UK: Terrorism ruling - proceedings amount to a perversion of justice

Eight of the people in question have been detained under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA) for more than 20 months. Two have 'voluntarily' left the United Kingdom (UK) since...

Nepal/Bhutan: Talks have failed, international community must act

The two governments heralded the bilateral talks, held last week in the Bhutanese capital, Thimpu, as an 'historic breakthrough.' Rachael Reilly, refugee policy advisor at Human Rights Watch, said:...

Conflict diamonds: loopholes threaten Kimberley Process credibility

Civil society groups continue to remain gravely concerned about the loopholes that threaten the effectiveness and the credibility of the Kimberley Process and are pressing for the adoption of regular...