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Saadi Asylum Detention Ruling: Detention must be a last resort, not a first response

Amnesty International said today that it is gravely concerned by the potential implications of the decision by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Saadi v UK . The decision appears to...

Kenya: Death threats issued to activists marked as 'traitors'

Amnesty International has today appealed to its members to call for the protection of nine Kenyan rights activists who have received serious death threats. The six men and three Women's rights's...

Kosovo: War crimes must not go unpunished, says new report

As the European Union (EU) prepares to make a decision over its responsibilities with regard to Kosovo, Amnesty International today warned that war crimes and crimes against humanity from the conflict...

Indonesia: Atrocities conducted under Suharto should not be forgotten, says Amnesty

Death of former president should not allow those guilty of human rights violations to escape justice Amnesty International today warned that the death of General Suharto should not be used as an...

Musharraf visit: Brown must put pressure on to stop disaster

Amnesty International tells British Prime Minister to put human rights violations at the centre of today’s summit with the Pakistan President Amnesty International UK has called on Prime Minister...

Amnesty calls for more support for rape survivors as Government reveals 50% rise in rapes

Amnesty International has responded to Government figures showing a 50% rise in reported rapes over the last six years, pointing out that Northern Ireland has the worst support services for the...

Kenya: people need protection from ethnic and political violence

Amnesty International today called on the Kenyan government to take all appropriate steps to protect people in Kenya from ongoing human rights abuses caused by politically-motivated and ethnic attacks...

Musharraf visit: Pakistan on brink of 'political catastrophe', says Amnesty

Human rights violations are undermining prospect of free and fair elections Amnesty International delivered a stark warning to Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf today (25 January 2008), stating...

Northern Ireland MPs urged to reject 42 day detention plans

As the government today (24 January) publishes its Counter-Terrorism Bill, with plans to give police the power to detain terrorism suspects for 42 days, Amnesty International urged Northern Ireland...

UK: Amnesty urges opposition to 42 days pre charge detention as defining moment for UK human rights

As the government today publishes its Counter-Terrorism Bill, with plans to give police the power to detain terrorism suspects for 42 days, Amnesty International urged MPs and the public alike to show...