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Burma: End the repression of ethnic minorities before elections

Burma’s government must halt its repression of ethnic minority activists before forthcoming national and local elections, Amnesty International warned in a major report released today. The 58-page...

Nigeria police killings must be investigated

Amnesty International has called on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to fulfil the commitments made in his acceptance speech by setting up an independent commission of inquiry into all suspected...

Iranian authorities have 'lost touch with reality' says Amnesty ahead of UN human rights review

The Iranian government’s view of the state of human rights in the country is severely distorted, Amnesty International said today in an analysis paper prepared ahead of a review of Iran by the United...

Burkina Faso: President commits to lifting financial barriers to maternal health after Amnesty meeting

The President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, has committed to lifting all financial barriers to emergency obstetric care and access to family planning, as part of a strategy to fight maternal...

Uzbekistan: Artist should have 'slander and insult' conviction quashed

Amnesty International has called on the Uzbekistani authorities to quash the conviction for "slander and insult" of a prominent photographer and documentary filmmaker who has been recording people's...

IPCC ruling on Taser use against Nottingham man- Amnesty comment

Responding to today’s IPCC ruling on police use of Taser against a man in Nottingham, Amnesty International UK Arms Programme Director, Oliver Sprague said: “The IPCC’s decision that the police...

Chinese authorities urged to free charter 88 activist Liu Xiaobo

The Chinese authorities must immediately release Liu Xiaobo, a human rights activist whose appeal against an 11-year prison sentence was rejected by a Beijing court, Amnesty International said today...

Amnesty International on its work with Moazzam Begg and Cageprisoners

The comment below is by Amnesty International's interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone There has been a lot of controversy in the media surrounding Amnesty International’s work with Moazzam Begg...

Zimbabwe: Abuse of human rights continues under the unity government

Amnesty International today called on President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai to fulfil their promise to reform state institutions, in a bid to end human rights violations that have continued...

Vedanta resources' statement on Amnesty report is full of errors and omissions, says Amnesty

Amnesty International today reacted to a statement from Vedanta Resources, which was distributed by a marketing agency in Delhi yesterday, regarding Amnesty’s 9 February report “Don’t Mine Us Out of...