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The report Nepal: fractured country, shattered lives , based on recent Amnesty International investigations in the country, shows that the creation of so-called 'Village Defence Forces' - supposedly...
Activist Victor Juliet Mukasa, Chairperson of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), fears for her safety after her house was raided on the night of 20 July 2005. Local government officials in a suburb of...
Amnesty International UK Media Director Mike Blakemore said: "If this film is genuine, it raises some very serious concerns about the treatment of British army recruits at Catterick. When the British...
Armed groups continue to illegally control territory and people, and commit criminal acts without being challenged by national authorities or UN forces, says the report. It reveals that attempts to...
Amnesty has studied Taser use in the USA, where the devices are widely used. The organisation found: Deaths 130 people have died after being 'Tasered' in the USA. In at least 15 cases coroners have...
In a new report, Amnesty International shows that government security forces, including the Royal Nepalese Army, have arbitrarily killed Children's rights, and subjected others to illegal detention...
The call coincides with the publication of a new report by Amnesty International branding the actions of a new generation of armed groups as crimes against humanity. Amnesty International has issued a...
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has begun its investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, which Amnesty International recognizes took place against a background of heightened...
The organisation highlighted the importance of the report as a way of ensuring accountability in what is the increasingly high-profile area of human rights. Amnesty International welcomed the reportâ€...
Hilal Abdul-Razzaq Ali Al-Jedda is a dual national having both United Kingdom (UK) and Iraqi citizenship. He has been in detention without charge or trial ("internment") in Iraq since 10 October 2004...