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Syria: killings 'spiralling out of control'

At least 48 dead in last four days, thousands could now be in detention At least 48 people have been killed in Syria by the security forces in the last four days, local and international human rights...

Libya: Al-Gaddafi's forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah

Amnesty International today corroborated claims about the use of anti-vehicle mines in Misratah’s port by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi, as indiscriminate attacks on the Libyan city continue. The...

Syria: activists forced into hiding by threats

Human rights activists seen to be involved in pro-reform protests in Syria have been forced into hiding after receiving threats from Syrian authorities, Amnesty International said today as a “Day of...

Mary Robinson speech in Belfast: 'Human Rights Vision for World as relevant today as ever'

Former Irish President Mary Robinson will say this evening (Friday 6 May) that the Arab Spring uprisings are a reminder that human rights are as relevant and necessary today as they have ever been...

Libya: Attacks on Misratah point to war crimes - New report

Attacks by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi on civilian and residential areas of Misratah may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International said today (6 May) in a new report on the bleak situation in...

Azerbaijan Facebook activist convicted on 'trumped up' drugs charge after calling for 'Arab Spring'-style protests

Authorities in Azerbaijan must immediately release a member of an opposition youth organisation sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fabricated drug charges, Amnesty International said today...

Osama Bin Laden: More information needed on circumstances of killing

Amnesty International today asked the US and Pakistani authorities to clarify aspects of the operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed. The organisation specifically...

Osama bin Laden: more information needed on circumstances of killing

Amnesty International today asked the US and Pakistani authorities to clarify aspects of the operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan in which Osama bin Laden was killed. The organisation specifically...

Bahrain: Emergency law's renewal signals more repression

Arrests of MPs and medics condemned The Bahraini government must end its relentless crackdown on human rights, Amnesty International said today after the country's parliament voted to extend a...

Syria: detainees tell of torture amid mass arrests

Amnesty International has received first-hand reports of torture and other ill-treatment from detainees held in Syria as a wave of arrests of anti-government protesters intensified over the weekend...