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Morocco should drop 'absurd' charges against teenagers arrested for kissing

Photo posted to Facebook could lead to five-year jail term for 15-year-old The authorities in Morocco must immediately and unconditionally drop charges against three teenagers arrested for kissing and...

China: Response to opening of Beijing Bureau - 'Silence in the face of human rights abuses must not be the price of doing business'

Responding to the announcement today that the Northern Ireland Executive is to open a Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing, Amnesty International has called on Ministers to use the office to raise...

Death penalty no deterrent against crime - new briefing

30-page briefing released to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty

Afghanistan: tomorrow's extension of ISAF mandate must come with human rights pledges

‘Despite the dangers, many qualified women remain ready and willing to help determine Afghanistan’s future’ - Horia Mosadiq With the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...

China: 'Outrageous' police violence against Tibetan protesters condemned

The Chinese authorities must end the excessive use of force against peaceful Tibetan protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police fired on and injured dozens of demonstrators. Reports...

Egypt failing to stop 'deeply disturbing' attacks on Coptic Christians - new report

‘Failure to bring to justice those responsible for sectarian attacks sends the message that Copts and other religious minorities are fair game’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The authorities in Egypt are...

Russia: protester sent to psychiatric institution in 'return to Soviet-era practices'

Mikhail Kosenko was arrested after he took part in a Bolotnaya Square protest in May 2012 which turned violent. © Private ‘This is an appallingly unfair conviction and an ominously cruel punishment of...

Tunisia: British pathologist in 22-year campaign over student torture death

New report on case that ‘marks a symbolic moment for hundreds of other torture victims of Ben Ali’s regime’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A 22-year-long campaign to uncover the truth about the death of a...

US Supreme Court refuses to examine case of Georgia death row man with IQ of 70

‘Today’s decision is extremely disappointing’ - Steven W Hawkins Amnesty International has condemned today’s decision by the US Supreme Court to deny a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70...

Kenya: Legislation urgently needed to halt wave of devastating forced evictions

The Kenyan government must put an immediate end to mass evictions until legal safeguards are put in place to protect the human rights of thousands of residents living in slums and informal settlements...