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Greece: Humanitarian crisis mounts as refugee support system pushed to breaking point

A sharp increase in refugees arriving on Greece’s Aegean islands is pushing an already faltering reception system to breaking point and is symptomatic of a failure by Europe’s leaders t

Guided walking tour of London's 'sites of torture' - Sunday 28 June

‘Where else would you get gentle exercise and grotesque torture all in one package?’ - Dan Jones

Armenia: Investigate alleged police abuses after peaceful protesters blasted with water cannon

The Armenian authorities must urgently launch a thorough investigation into allegations that police used excessive force – including dousing people with water cannon – to disperse a mai

UN report on Gaza conflict an 'important step' for justice

‘This report marks an important step towards accountability for all the victims and their families’ - Philip Luther

UK: Unlawful spying on two organisations reinforces need for intelligence services to end mass surveillance

‘Knowing your mail has been read can stifle people into silence’ – Rachel Logan

Graffiti artist Pure Evil designs new t-shirt for Stop Torture campaign

‘I wanted to make an image that any idiot could understand’ - Pure Evil

Amnesty welcomes Northern Ireland same-sex marriage call by Sir Ian McKellen

Amnesty International has welcomed the support of Hollywood film star Sir Ian McKellen for the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

USA: all 50 states fail international standards on police use of lethal force - new report

‘A nationwide review of lethal force laws, policies and training is urgently needed’ - Steven W Hawkins