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Call for Turkish Prime Minister to step in to end 'disgraceful' use of excessive police force during ongoing protests

Amnesty's office in Istanbul being used as makeshift medical centre Urgent steps must be taken by the Turkish authorities to prevent further deaths and injuries and to allow protesters access to their...

Turkey: police violence against Gezi Park protesters condemned

‘The use of violence by police on this scale appears designed to deny the right to peaceful protest altogether’ - John Dalhuisen The Turkish authorities must order police to stop using excessive force...

El Salvador: Government must act immediately to save young woman's life

Swift medical action is desperately needed to save a young woman’s life, Amnesty International said after El Salvador’s Minister of Health suggested an early Caesarean section could be performed to...

Screening of 'Syria Through A Lens' documentary on film-maker Bassel Shehadeh

*Shehadeh’s sister, an Al Arabiya journalist, to launch new Syria freedom of expression foundation at event Amnesty International will host a special film event on Tuesday 18 June on the Syrian film...

Greece must stop discriminating against Roma schoolChildren's rights

Amnesty International today called on the Greek authorities to immediately stop segregating Romani schoolChildren's rights from their peers, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the...

Egypt's hardline NGOs law would be 'death blow' to civil society

‘It appears merely to be an attempt to scapegoat NGOs as a way to divert attention away from the authorities’ poor record’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A new law on non-governmental organisations in Egypt...

Northern Ireland: Magdalene Laundry and clerical abuse victims unite in call for inquiries

Northern Ireland victims of clerical child abuse and former residents of Magdalene Laundry-type institutions are coming together to call on the Northern Ireland Executive to establish inquiries into...

Tunisia: blogger faces military trial for criticising hospital staff

Amnesty International is calling for charges to be dropped against a blogger due to stand trial for criticising staff at a military hospital in Tunisia. The blogger, Hakim Ghanmi, is set to stand...

China: OFMDFM must take opportunity of Chinese new leadership to raise human rights

Ahead of their visit this week to China, Amnesty International has called on the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the country - including a...

Annual report 2013: Failure to address conflict situations creating a global underclass of refugees

Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today (Thursday 23 May) as it launched its annual assessment...