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The organisation is calling for the sentence - passed two weeks ago - to be commuted and Amnesty international has launched an urgent appeal on the boy's behalf. On 14 October Mohamed Hassan Hamdan...

The two governments heralded the bilateral talks, held last week in the Bhutanese capital, Thimpu, as an 'historic breakthrough.' Rachael Reilly, refugee policy advisor at Human Rights Watch, said:...

Eight of the people in question have been detained under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA) for more than 20 months. Two have 'voluntarily' left the United Kingdom (UK) since...

Civil society groups continue to remain gravely concerned about the loopholes that threaten the effectiveness and the credibility of the Kimberley Process and are pressing for the adoption of regular...

Amnesty International UK Media Director Lesley Warner said: 'Armed groups must end the policy of targeting Iraqi civilians and international humanitarian agencies who are trying to provide help and...

There cannot be real peace in DRC until these atrocities stop and there is justice for the victims and their families, said the human rights group, as it called on the government to investigate all...

Amnesty International today called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to release people being detained for taking part in recent peaceful protest demonstrations as the organisation voiced its concerns...

The report, The Grenada 17: Last of the Cold War Prisoners documents arbitrary detention without charge, appalling detention conditions and allegations of torture, leading up to an unfair trial that...

The report, 'Pakistan: denial of basic rights for child prisoners' , reveals that Children's rights can spend several months or even years in detention simply because their families cannot afford to...

Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: 'Armed groups, sponsored and supported by the Ugandan and Rwandan governments and the central government in DRC, have stoked inter-ethnic...