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Campaigners for Kenny Richey, a Scottish man who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Ohio, are preparing to celebrate his release on Monday. Mr Richey had been preparing to mount a defence in...

Politicians must intervene to end bloodshed and help thousands left displaced Amnesty International today strongly condemned the increasing number of politically-motivated killings of civilians by...

Youtube ‘gay’ party video shown at original trial Amnesty International today called on its 2.2 million members worldwide to write to the Moroccan authorities demanding the release of six men who are...

Campaigners for Kenny Richey, a Scottish man who has spent more than 20 years on death row in Ohio, are preparing to celebrate his release on Monday. Mr Richey had been preparing to mount a defence in...

Amnesty International demands the immediate release of Mahmoud Salehi Amnesty International today called for immediate release of an Iranian trade union leader who was rushed to hospital after...

Scottish man to be released after 20 years on death row Amnesty International UK and other anti-death penalty campaigners have welcomed today’s announcement that Kenny Richey, a Scottish man on death...

Amnesty International has expressed alarm at the increasing number of extrajudicial executions of people in Niger by the army in the Agadez region, and has asked the Niger authorities to put an...

Scottish man Kenny Richey has been taken to hospital shortly before he was due to be released from prison in Ohio, USA. Amnesty International Scotland spokesperson Naomi McAuliffe said: “We’re...

For the most up-to-date information on this situation please check bbc.co.uk Concern for other prisoners left behind at prison camp Responding to reports that three UK residents who have been held at...

Amnesty International has warned that the peacekeeping operation in Darfur is doomed to fail if the Sudanese government and international community do not immediately halt the obstructions that have...