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Lebanon: Evidence of grave human rights violations in Israel-Hizbullah conflict

Amnesty International today (Tues 21 Nov) issued a fresh call for a comprehensive and independent UN-led inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law committed during this year's Israel...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty Northern Ireland comment on findings of new survey

A new ICM survey commissioned by the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights campaign (EVAW) has found that 42% of young people know girls whose boyfriends have...

Pôl ICM – nifer brawychus o ferched a gwragedd ifanc yn dioddef gan drais

MAE 40% O BOBL IFANC YN ADNABOD MERCHED SYDD WEDI CAEL EU HANNOG NEU EU GORFODI GAN EU CARIADON I GAEL RHYW – AROLWG NEWYDD MAE 42% YN ADNABOD MERCHED Y MAE EU CARIADON WEDI’U TARO Mae Arolwg ICM...

UK: 42% of young people know girls whose boyfriends have hit them - new survey

40% know girls whose boyfriends have coerced or pressured them to have sex A new ICM survey commissioned by the Find out about Amnesty's Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

NI: Amnesty cautions PSNI on stun gun proposals

Amnesty International today restated their opposition to PSNI proposals to introduce 50,000-volt electro-shock Tasers, as it made its submission to a police consultation (which closes on Monday 20th...

Sudan: Urgent need for effective peacekeeping to protect civilians

The Government of Sudan agreed "in principle" to a "hybrid operation" of UN and AU peacekeepers in Darfur in a meeting in Addis Ababa with the African Union, the United Nations, representatives of...

Balkans: New report exposes discrimination against Roma Children's rights

A new report released today (16 November) by Amnesty International reveals the exclusion of Romani Children's rights from primary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the...

UK/Pakistan: Leeds man on death row in Pakistan - Amnesty welcomes commutation of death sentence

In reaction to the news that British man Mirza Tahir Hussain has had his death sentence in Pakistan commuted to a life sentence today (16 November) Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim...

Israel/Occupied Territories: Call for Gaza killings investigation as Amnesty visits scene in Beit Hanoun

** Amnesty researcher in Gaza available for interview ** The killing this morning of 18 civilians in the Palestinian town of Beit Hanoun, victims of Israeli shelling, was an appalling act, Amnesty...

Sri Lanka: Attack on displaced civilians must be investigated

At least 50 people have died and over 100 have been injured after an attack on a camp for internally displaced people in Batticaloa, Eastern Sri Lanka, according to Tamil Tiger sources. In response...