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Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today as it reiterated its call to the UK government to limit deployment of the weapon...

Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today (16 Dec) as it reiterated its call to strictly limit deployment of the weapon to...

Ahead of a major two-day Palestinian trade and investment conference starting in London on 15 December, Amnesty International is calling on PM Gordon Brown to put human rights firmly on the agenda of...

It is great news to be able to report that the UN General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol by concensus. It is fitting that this took place on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration...

"There must be full accountability for the devastating consequences of the authorisation of torture and other unlawful practices as part of the ‘war on terror’” "The US Senate inquiry acknowledges...

“The EU and European states should show leadership and heed Portugal’s call to put the need to protect Guantánamo detainees who cannot return to their home countries high on the agenda,” said Amnesty...

Welcoming the publication today of the advice by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to the Secretary of State on the proposed NI Bill of Rights, Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International...

Oxford-based playwright and teacher Julian Armitstead has been announced as the winner of the second annual Protect the Human playwriting competition, which is part of celebrations marking the 60th...

On the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has today (10th Dec) welcomed the production of the first Scots...

Rights defenders need international protection With three human rights defenders abducted in less than one week by people suspected of working on behalf of the Zimbabwean authorities, Amnesty...