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Fiji: new torture report ten years on from military coup shows 'dark side of paradise'

Report documents five cases where people were beaten to death in custody

New Amnesty International and Magnum Photos exhibition to show refugee crises since the Second World War

Vietnam, Chechnya, Bosnia, Iraq, Syria all feature in new exhibition as part of Amnesty’s 'I Welcome' campaign and to mark Magnum’s 70th anniversary

Northern Ireland First Minister visit to China is opportunity to raise human rights

Ahead of a visit to China this week by Northern Ireland’s First Minister, Arlene Foster, Amnesty International has called on her to raise concerns about human rights abuses in China - including the country’s…

USA: halting of Dakota oil pipeline is 'important victory' for indigenous peoples

‘This must only be the beginning of an improved process for projects that affect indigenous populations’ - Eric Ferrero

USA: Concern over General Mattis' 'murky and conflicting views on human rights'

‘If confirmed, General Mattis would wield tremendous power, including the ability to order torture and flood Guantanamo with new detainees held without charge’ -

Syria: over 200 civil society groups condemn United Nations for 'shameful' inaction

‘It is becoming clearer every day that the UN Security Council has failed the Syrian people’ - Sherine Tadros

Qatar's blocking of Doha News website is 'outright attack' on media freedom

‘As the nation that founded the Al Jazeera media network … Qatar should be at the forefront of those championing freedom of the press’ - James Lynch

Northern Ireland: Redress must be part of Programme for Government, child abuse survivors tell deputy First Minister

A comprehensive redress scheme for victims of historical child abuse must be part of the new Northern Ireland Programme for Government, child abuse survivors have told Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and…

Belarus: three prisoners executed in sudden death row 'purge'

Relatives of one man only learnt of his death by shooting when they made routine prison visit

Brands including KitKat, Pot Noodle and Colgate toothpaste implicated in Indonesian palm oil child labour abuse

Unilever, Nestlé, Kellogg’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble among household names contributing to labour abuse