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Sudan: Darfur atrocities continue, encouraged by the government

The government is also refusing access to humanitarian agencies which are desperate to provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of people who have now been displaced. There is evidence that the...

Cuba: Government must release prisoners of conscience immediately

The prisoners were arrested during the March 2003 crackdown when scores of dissidents were detained in a series of targeted sweeps. Some were subsequently released, but many were subjected to hasty...

UK/UN: Amnesty International calls on British Government not to de-railbusiness ethics moves at UN

In a letter to Jack Straw, the organisations called on the British government to support the UN Norms on the Responsibilities of Trans-national Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with regard...

UK: Amnesty International warns new asylum bill could condemn around 3,000 people to persecution

Government figures (2) state that in one year over 3,000 adjudicator decisions were overturned, following the intervention of the Tribunal (3). Amnesty International is concerned that the new Bill...

Spain: Scale of killings is a potential crime against humanity

The scale of the attacks - in which 10 nearly simultaneous explosions blasted four trains as they approached three different Madrid railway stations during the early morning rush hour - was...

Syria: Verdicts due in case of men facing up to three years for internet use

Amnesty International, which is calling for the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in Syria held for exercising their right to freedom of expression, is also concerned that the three men...

EU: Russia foreign ministers meeting Thursday - EU must demand answers on Chechnya as part of 'new' approach

In the past few weeks alone, Amnesty International has sent out three urgent appeals to the Russian government regarding 'disappearances' and abductions of Chechen civilians reportedly carried out by...

Jamaica: More alleged police killings and witness intimidation

According to the police, at 9.45am on 2 March, officers saw a Toyota Corolla car with the men in it 'acting suspiciously' and signalled the car to stop. Following a car chase, police claim the car...

UK vs M: UK authorities' refusal to accept yesterday's judgement amounts to persecution

'Having been told that this man, interned without charge or trial for 16 months, should be set free, the UK authorities have chosen to stoop to lower depths. By seeking leave to appeal against this...

Amnesty International launches global campaign to Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights - a 'cancer' and 'human rights atrocity'

Speaking at a press conference in London, Irene Khan said: 'Violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights is a human rights atrocity. From the battlefield to the bedroom...