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Northern Ireland: Chain-gang of shackled doctors highlight plight of doctor on “trumped up charges”

A “chain gang” of shackled doctors will parade today (Thursday) in Belfast to call for charges to be dropped against one particular doctor who dared to speak out on behalf of his patients...

UK: Oxfam and Amnesty call on Miliband to reject US proposal to give every State a veto over crucial arms treaty

Call on UK to show leadership to ensure an effective treaty London/New York : The US government’s plans to give every State a veto over a crucial Arms treaty must be rejected by the British government...

Sri Lanka: Quarter of a million people trapped between military and impending monsoon

‘Detention camps’ lack basic facilities and may be a ‘collective punishment’ A quarter of a million Sri Lankans now being held in de facto detention camps are facing a humanitarian disaster as monsoon...

Belarus: Amnesty appeal for man facing execution by Monday

As the England football team prepares to face Belarus in Wednesday’s World Cup Qualifier, Amnesty International has launched an urgent appeal for Vasily Yusepchuk, a man facing execution as soon as...

People trafficking: response to Met police unit closure fears

Responding to reports that the Metropolitan Police’s Human Trafficking Team may be disbanded, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “We’re extremely concerned that if the Met’s highly...

Russia: Three years after Politkovskaya killing - Threat levels rising

New letter to President Medvedev urges action, as attacks continue Human rights activists in Russia and the North Caucasus are facing increasing violence and intimidation three years after the...

Iran: Child offender due to be executed today - Amnesty appeal

The execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Iran today (5 October) - for a murder he is accused of committing when he was only 17 - must be stopped, Amnesty International warned today. Amnesty...

Iran: Amnesty welcomes postponement of child offender's execution

Amnesty International today (5 October) welcomed a move by the Iranian authorities to postpone the execution of an Afghan national accused of committing a murder while still a child. Abbas Hosseini...