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Wales: Service in Llandaff Cathedral in support of the Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights campaign

On Friday 25th November 2005, there was a special service at Llandaff Cathedral, in support of the Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign. The candle lighting...

Barcelona 10 years on: Amnesty International challenges EU to live up to human rights obligations

In a briefing paper issued today, "Ten years of EUROMED: Time to end the human rights deficit" (available at www.amnesty-eu.org ), the organisation warns that by not making…

Georgia: Torture and ill-treatment two years after the Rose Revolution

The methods used to torture or ill-treat detainees, as indicated in reports received by Amnesty International since the “Rose Revolution”, include: electric shocks putting plastic bags over the...

Scotland: Poetry Event to Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Amnesty International staged a poetry event featuring four highly acclaimed Scottish Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights poets in Edinburgh on 24th November. The event was part...

UK: Forcible return to Iraq would be unlawful

The assumption that people can return to Iraq in safety and with dignity because they are returned to Kurdish areas is a dangerous proposition. The UK should carefully consider the consequences that...

UK: New poll finds a third of people believe women who flirt partially responsible for being raped

The poll, 'Sexual Assault Research', published today (21 November) as part of Amnesty International's Women's rights&#

UK: Largest-ever gathering of former Guantánamo prisoners and prisoners' families, US must give independent UN experts full access to Guantánamo

Amnesty International and Reprieve made the call as they announced the largest ever gathering of former "war on terror" prisoners and their families to highlight an increasingly globalised network of...

Zimbabwe: Major appeal to African leaders launched

Today's mass letter-writing appeal highlights the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country and the failure of African countries and the AU to address the situation in any meaningful...

Ethiopia: Amnesty International appeals on behalf of detainees held without charge

The detainees, who include opposition leaders, have been held for more than 12 days without being charged with any offence. Amnesty International considers these people to be prisoners of conscience...

UK: Amnesty joins pop hero to make ordinary people's voices a work of art

Martyn, together with former Yazoo and Erasure star VINCE CLARKE (aka Illustrious Company) is using the responses to create a unique three-dimensional sound installation especially for Amnesty’s...