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Snowden's latest allegations suggest human rights workers may have been put in danger

‘This raises the very real possibility that our communications with confidential sources have been intercepted’ - Michael Bochenek

USA: Texas governor must stop execution in case marred by 'junk science' and racism

Execution of Mexican man with very low IQ and severe learning difficulties would be 16th in USA this year

Egypt: today's jailing of three men under anti-protest law is 'tightening of the vice'

Two activists and blogger’s imprisonment is first under repressive anti-protest law

Northern Ireland: Peace cannot be built on injustice

The call from a former Northern Ireland Secretary of State for an end to prosecutions for Troubles-related killings, is no basis on which to build long-term peace in Northern Ireland, Amnesty Inter

FOI request reveals UK backed Shell and Rio Tinto in human rights court cases after corporate lobbying

The UK government backed the oil giant Shell and mining multinational Rio Tinto in major human rights cases in the US Supreme Court after being lobbied for support, newly-revealed government docume

The world still failing to act despite Rwanda genocide shame

The international community has collectively failed to act on the lessons of the Rwandan genocide, said Amnesty International today as the world marks the 20 th annivers

Afghanistan: Voters must be protected from mounting violence

On the eve of elections in Afghanistan (Saturday 5 April) and following the shooting of two journalists in the country, Kate Hughes, Afghanistan campaign manager at Amnesty International UK, said:

EU-Africa summit must address war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Central African Republic

The EU’s deployment of up to 1,000 troops must only be the beginning of the international community’s renewed response to the ethnic cleansing in the Central African Republic, Amnesty I

Bahrain: warning of crackdown during Grand Prix this weekend

Past Grand Prix human rights abuses still not addressed