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USA: Clarify basis for drone killings in Pakistan

The USA must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan, Amnesty International said today, after US President Barack Obama confirmed that the unmanned...

Somalia: killing of journalist 'Hassan Fantastic' highlights need for international community to call for justice

Second journalist in six weeks to be killed in Somalia Amnesty International has urged the international community to call on the Somali authorities to bring to justice those responsible for attacks...

Haiti: Dropping of Baby Doc case a disgrace says Amnesty International

Haiti’s judicial authorities have dealt yet another blow to the victims of the former leader Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, Amnesty International said today after the criminal case against the...

Bahrain: Release woman activist convicted of listening to 'revolutionary music'

The Bahraini authorities must release the first woman activist to be convicted over her involvement in last year's pro-reform demonstrations, Amnesty International said today after a court rejected...

Bahrain: UK tear gas exports must be more closely scrutinised

Amnesty International has today criticised the UK’s decision to export tear gas to Bahrain – where multiple deaths have been caused as a result of the use of this weapon by the country’s security...

London: Boris Johnson's 2012 Ethics Commisioner quits in row over Dow

The reputation of the London 2012 Olympic Games suffered a serious blow today after the resignation of ethics commissioner Meredith Alexander over her concerns about the sponsorship deal with Dow, a...

Bahrain's use of tear gas against protesters has caused multiple deaths

*Security forces’ tear gas use - including firing into peoples’ homes - questioned *Children's rights and the elderly amongst fatalities Bahrain must investigate more than a dozen deaths that followed...

UK: Enforced removals report echoes Amnesty's concerns

Amnesty International has welcomed the report today by the Home Affairs select Committee into the “Rules governing enforced removals from the UK”. The report is yet another damning indictment of using...

Libya: fresh reports of deaths of detainees amid widespread torture

‘It is horrifying to find that there has been no progress to stop the use of torture’ - Donatella Rovera Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and...

Socks appeal! Campaign launched to highlight plight of Mexico migrants

Donations of a humble, yet vital, item of clothing are being asked for by Amnesty International to highlight the plight of the thousands of migrants travelling across Central America every year. When...