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Amnesty expert barred from London arms fair

‘They’ve kept me out, but the question is: what has DSEi got to hide?’ - Oliver Sprague

Big Fat Gay Wedding to be staged in Belfast: couple to say ‘I do’ in front of hundreds

A gay couple will get married in Belfast on Friday evening in front of hundreds of well-wishers, despite law-makers at Stormont blocking the right of same-sex couples to wed in Northern Ireland.

Ukraine: Foreign journalist ban an 'assault on freedom of expression'

The Ukrainian government’s decision to ban dozens of foreign journalists from entering the country on the grounds that

India: Supreme Court recognises need to protect Dalit sisters who had been sentenced to be raped

Amnesty International today welcomed protection orders issued by the Supreme Court of India that recognise the vulnerability of a Dalit family from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, who fled their village fe

Northern Ireland left behind as Irish government approves marriage equality law

Northern Ireland is being left behind on equal rights for gay people, Amnesty International said today, as the Irish Government approved a Marriage Bill which will allow for same-sex marriages in t

Cameroon: Hundreds slaughtered by Boko Haram and abused by security forces

War crimes: Boko Haram shoots, burns and slits throats of hundreds of people

Hungary fence: Amnesty slams 'shocking and irresponsible' response to people already traumatised by war

Soldiers, riot police, dogs and helicopters patrol newly completed razor fence, Amnesty researchers report from border (Interviews available)

EU: Action not words needed at critical meeting to end suffering of thousands

As EU Home Affairs ministers meet in Brussels today to discuss a response to the global refugee crisis, Amnesty International is demanding an overhaul of the EU’s asylum system to ensure safe