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Justice urged for Russian Human Rights defender's murder

One year after the murder of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova, Amnesty International is calling on the Russian authorities to stop the harassment and intimidation of her colleagues and to...

Tunisia: Authorities accused of 'sabotaging' human rights groups - new report

Human rights activists spied on during doctor’s appointments and funerals, attacked and prevented from meeting The Tunisian authorities should end their subversion of human rights organisations and...

France vote to ban full-face veils condemned by Amnesty

Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the French parliament to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public. 336 parliamentarians voted for the measure today...

Russia art convictions a blow to freedom of expression

Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of the organisers of a Russian art exhibition which used religious symbols on charges of 'inciting hatred or enmity'. A Moscow court today sentenced...

Deadly Uganda blasts condemned

Amnesty International has condemned the bombings which struck a rugby club and a restaurant in the Ugandan capital of Kampala last night, leaving at least 64 people dead. Dozens of football fans who...

Arms Treaty that could help save a life a minute

States must use every available minute to draw up a new international arms treaty that could save thousands of lives every year, said a coalition of campaigning organisations as negotiators from 192...

Russia: Igor Sutyagin must not be forced into exile

Amnesty International has said any deal over the release of a nuclear scientist, Igor Sutyagin, which requires him to leave Russia against his wishes will amount to forcible exile, which is prohibited...

Russia must drop charges against art exhibition organisers

Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 are urging the Russian authorities to drop the charges against the organisers of Forbidden Art 2006, an exhibition which featured Soviet and post-Soviet art works...

Mexico: Faxes could hold the key to release of prisoner of conscience

The future of a long-standing prisoner of conscience is expected to be decided in the next few days – and Amnesty International believes the humble fax could hold the key to his release. Mexican...

Iran: Iranian woman 'will not be stoned to death' says Embassy- Amnesty reaction

Amnesty International today issued its reaction to news from the Iranian embassy in London that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be executed by stoning. Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen...