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The organisation referred to a string of human rights violations and the apparent inability of the justice system to respond to them, not least because of the victimisation of legal personnel working...

Nguyen Khac Toan, a 47 year old former soldier from Ha Noi, briefly a teacher of mathematics and in recent years a businessman, became interested in human rights issues around 2000. 'The branding of...

'The death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment,' Amnesty International said today. 'We oppose the death penalty unconditionally...

In a statement to the Afghan Support Group meeting in Oslo to discuss future donor coordination for Afghanistan, they went on to say in a joint statement: "Major human rights abuses continue to be...

At least 32 people have died so far due to alleged torture by the army and there are reports of about ten more deaths in suspicious circumstances. 'Neither justice nor the fight against crime will be...

Amnesty International's letter to Shaul Mofaz expresses concern over the imprisonment of those Israelis who refuse to perform military service or serve in the Occupied Territories, as they believe...

A new report published by Amnesty International 'Nepal: a deepening human rights crisis' reveals that nearly half of the victims of the 'people's war' were civilians targeted for their real or...

On many occasions, this violence appears to have been unleashed with government complacency, and even outright complicity. 'The federal police and the armed forces are responsible for numerous human...

In a statement to Amnesty International, some of the detainees said: "Our wives have been widowed and our Children's rights have been without a father for a year now. Our lives and our families' lives...

The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture was adopted by an overwhelming majority of 127 in favour, 4 against, and 42 abstentions. The eleven international non-governmental...