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UK: FCO Human Rights Report reveals weak controls on arms sales to Libya and other countries

Amnesty International today (31 March) welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011. But the organisation warned that the report reveals...

Libya: End campaign to discredit Eman Al-Obeidi

The Libyan authorities must end their campaign to discredit Eman al-Obeidi, said Amnesty International, after the government said she was being sued by the security officials who she says raped her...

Lampedusa: Thousands stranded in 'appalling' conditions on Italian island

Thousands of people, many who left North Africa following recent unrest, are stranded on the Italian island of Lampedusa in appalling conditions, an Amnesty International delegation on the island said...

Ivory Coast: Warning of 'Human rights catastrophe' as forces reach Abidjan

Côte d’Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations, Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the country’s commercial capital...

Iran: Re-imposing 20-year sentences against seven Baha'i leaders is 'vindictive'

The re-imposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i religious minority is “vindictive”, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release...

Egypt: Draft law banning protests and strikes should be scrapped

Tahrir Square protest planned for Friday The Egyptian authorities should scrap a draft law aimed at criminalising strikes and protests, Amnesty International said ahead of demonstrations against the...

Syria: president's speech is missed opportunity and 'snub' to protesters

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has missed a crucial opportunity to lift the country’s repressive state of emergency in a key speech today amid ongoing protests, Amnesty International has said. The...

Burma: New government installed today

As the new government is installed in Burma today, Donna Guest, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific Deputy Director said: "The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights...

Belarus urged to release election protesters after student convicted

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Nicola Duckworth of Amnesty...

War crimes arrests: Controversial clause in tomorrow's policing bill risks making UK 'soft' on war crimes and torture

‘Even Libyan government officials might escape justice in the UK’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is calling for controversial measures in a new policing bill due to be debated tomorrow (30 March)...