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Amnesty launches Write for Rights campaign in 50th year

Amnesty International is launching a new Write for Rights campaign in celebration of the organisation’s 50th anniversary and to mark International Human Rights Day. Amnesty, the pioneers of activism...

Peter Gabriel supporting Amnesty during South America tour

Peter Gabriel is supporting Amnesty International on his four-date tour of Chile, Argentina and Mexico, starting tonight in Santiago in Chile. The singer, who is a longstanding champion of the human...

Azerbaijan: Eurovision host country clamps down on peaceful protests and calls Facebook users 'mentally ill'

Amnesty International lambasted the Azerbaijani government for its appalling record on human rights in a new report released today. Amnesty has urged the international community to wake up to the...

China: Thousands of residents petition for Falun Gong release

Rare mass act of defiance – Amnesty urges no reprisals for the public support shown The Chinese authorities must immediately release two Falun Gong practitioners jailed for their beliefs in Hebei...

Syria: release of 'Damascus Spring' dissident Kamal al-Labwani welcomed

Prominent Syrian dissident and prisoner of conscience Kamal al-Labwani was released today after spending six years in prison for his peaceful political opposition to the ruling regime. Although he was...

UN torture expert says open torture inquiry vital to 'root out cancer of torture'

Juan Mendez’s comments made ahead of UK book launch The United Nations expert on torture has said the planned inquiry into allegations of the UK’s involvement in torture during the “war on terror”...

Arab League vote on Syria should spur Security Council to act

‘It is time for the UN Security Council to finally step up to the plate’ - Philip Luther The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty...

Syria: fears growing for two missing activists in Aleppo

Amnesty has names of over 3,000 killed so far Two Syrian activists have been missing from their home town of Aleppo since 2 November, raising fears that they have been arrested and are being held in...

Portishead to release 'Chase the tear' as limited edition vinyl for Amnesty

Portishead are releasing a single called 'Chase the Tear', with all earnings going towards Amnesty’s human rights work and all rights given to the organisation. The five-minute track was previously...

DU: Gwleidyddiaeth a llenyddiaeth yn uno i lansio ymgyrch Amnest ar ryddid mynegiant mewn ysgol yn abertawe

Gweinidog a Bardd y Brenin ymhlith y rhai sy’n cefnogi’r pecyn addysg Daeth mawrion llenyddiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth at ei gilydd heddiw (10 Tachwedd) yn Ysgol Gyfun Llandeilo Ferwallt yn Abertawe i...