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Saudi Arabia must 'open the roads to Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights drivers'

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights activists prepare to defy Saudi Arabian driving ban tomorrow Saudi Arabian authorities must stop treating Women's rights's rightss rights's...

Shepard Fairey adds his flair to Amnesty's global campaign for girls and Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Nicaragua

The internationally-acclaimed street artist Shepard Fairey has created a captivating new design exclusively for Amnesty International in its 50th year to support its global call to defend the rights...

Bahrain: Dozens of activists on trial before military courts

Human rights lawyer Mohammed al-Tajer just latest on trial Military trials against dozens of people accused of charges related to recent pro-reform protests in Bahrain continued this week amid...

Sudan: Risks to civilians increasing in southern Kordofan

A humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan, as forces from the North and South continue to launch attacks in civilian areas, Amnesty International has warned...

Serbia: Roma families evicted from homes, moved into metal containers with no electricity or sewage facilities

The government of Serbia must intervene urgently and stop the ongoing practice of forced evictions by the City of Belgrade, after 12 families were removed without any notice from their homes under the...

Saudi Arabia: executions running at more than double last year's rate

Fears for brothers facing imminent execution despite unfair trial The Saudi Arabian authorities must halt the use of the death penalty, says Amnesty International, following a significant increase in...

Amnesty Syria researcher Neil Sammonds blogs on testimony from injured Syrians in Hatay, Turkey

In a blog post just published, Amnesty International Syria researcher Neil Sammonds says : “Little is known of the life of the thousands of Syrians who have recently fled to Turkey, and are now living...

Syria: new reports of child protestors being tortured and killed

32 Children's rights, aged between 12 and 17, remain in detention and at risk of torture Amnesty International urged the Syrian authorities to protect child protesters amid fresh reports of young...

Iran: End the banning and harassment of independent trade unions, says Amnesty, as new campaign and report are launched

Independent trade unionists in Iran are imprisoned for speaking out about labour rights while independent workers’ bodies face ongoing repression, Amnesty International said today (10 June), as it...

Syria: soldier tells of being ordered to shoot at peaceful protesters

21-year-old fled and escaped capture disguised as woman in a niqab A former member of the Syrian Republican Guard has told Amnesty International that he and other soldiers were ordered to open fire on...