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'Protests planned for Friday must not result in the loss of more life - both security personnel and protest organisers must do their utmost to avoid bloodshed,' Amnesty International said. On 9...

'Whether the recruitment is forced or not, Children's rights have no role to play in war. The LTTE must live up to its own pledge not to use child soldiers , cease recruitment immediately and return...

'This appears to have been a reckless and unlawful use of lethal force against demonstrators when lives were not in danger,' said Amnesty International. 'Firearms should only be used to counter an...

'In particular, both sides must take all necessary precautions to protect civilians. Vulnerable groups, such as Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and ethnic minorities, must...

Over a year after the approval of the Disappearance Law, this case remains unresolved. 'What does this say about the Colombian authorities' commitment to human rights?' the organisation added. The...

'The Commission of Inquiry is of vital importance if Jamaica is to stop the cycle of political violence that has left so many of its citizens dead in recent years. Amnesty International believes that...

'The Tunisian authorities have completely failed to acknowledge the severity of the assault. We are in the process of lodging a formal complaint with the Office of the Public Prosecutor on behalf of...

Pablo Arenales, (CREDHOS) from the Regional Committee for the Defence of Human Rights and Ana Rueda, (OFP) from The Popular Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rightss Organisation...

'Amnesty International welcomes actions taken in accordance with international law to combat impunity ,' said the organisation. 'We support the judicial investigation into Ariel Sharon's...

Amnesty International calls upon the Cameroonian authorities to prevent the use of violence or lethal force against peaceful demonstrations. The security forces should comply with international...