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Sudan: New style of Janjawid attacks in Darfur

Janjawid militia raids villages in vehicles for the first time As the UN evacuates staff from the main Darfur town of El Fasher today because of the growing threat from armed groups, Amnesty...

Taiwan: Urgent appeal to prevent imminent execution

Appeal to stop execution after justice minister backtracks over statements made to Amnesty International on death penalty. Amnesty International has today issued an urgent appeal against the imminent...

Worldwide: UN General Assembly votes for historic Arms Treaty proposal

Control Arms campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA). Work on an international Arms Treaty will begin immediately following a...

UK: NIO gets damning report card: just one out of ten for tackling violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Amnesty International, working as part of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign, today launches a damning new report, Making the Grade 2. This...

Lebanon: Need for responsible leadership and comprehensive approach to end impunity

(Beirut) As thousands of people have been taking part in the latest demonstrations on the streets of Beirut, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan called on political leaders to ensure...

Iran: Internet repression stems from fear

Responding to news today (4 December) that the Iranian authorities have blocked access to major websites including the New York Times, Wikipedia and YouTube, Amnesty International expressed serious...

Darfur & Chad: Janjawid attacks bring murder, rape and mutilations 100 miles into Chad

Massacres documented as thousands around the world organize for Day for Darfur, Sunday 10 December Janjawid taunt victims: ‘why isn’t anyone here to protect you?’ Amnesty International today (1...

Scotland: Amnesty and Men's Health Forum Scotland launch White Ribbon Scotland

MEN WANTED! - LAUNCH OF WHITE RIBBON SCOTLAND CAMPAIGN Violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights will not stop unless men are part of the campaign to stop it. As...

Maldives: Mass arrests and detentions

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that repressive measures are again being adopted by the Government of Maldives to suppress freedom of expression and assembly. These measures...

Nigeria: Government fails Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls raped by police and security forces

Amnesty International has today [Tuesday 28 Nov] criticised the Nigerian government for failing to adequately prosecute members of the police and security forces who commit rape against Women's rights...