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UK: New poll finds a third of people believe women who flirt partially responsible for being raped

The poll, 'Sexual Assault Research', published today (21 November) as part of Amnesty International's Women's rights&#

UK: Largest-ever gathering of former Guantánamo prisoners and prisoners' families, US must give independent UN experts full access to Guantánamo

Amnesty International and Reprieve made the call as they announced the largest ever gathering of former "war on terror" prisoners and their families to highlight an increasingly globalised network of...

Zimbabwe: Major appeal to African leaders launched

Today's mass letter-writing appeal highlights the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in the country and the failure of African countries and the AU to address the situation in any meaningful...

Ethiopia: Amnesty International appeals on behalf of detainees held without charge

The detainees, who include opposition leaders, have been held for more than 12 days without being charged with any offence. Amnesty International considers these people to be prisoners of conscience...

UK: Amnesty joins pop hero to make ordinary people's voices a work of art

Martyn, together with former Yazoo and Erasure star VINCE CLARKE (aka Illustrious Company) is using the responses to create a unique three-dimensional sound installation especially for Amnesty’s...

UK: Amnesty launches its annual 'Message of Hope' greetings card campaign

The annual campaign asks people in the UK to send cards to those under threat around the world – those imprisoned solely for their beliefs, those under sentence of death, those held without charge...

France: Breaches of the law cannot be solved by breaking the law

On the same day, the Minister of Interior announced that he had ordered the Préfets to proceed with the immediate expulsion of people convicted of criminal acts during the riots, whether they have an...

Jordan: Attacks by armed groups show utter disregard for humanity

"Our thoughts and sympathy are first and foremost with those who have become the victims of this outrage in Jordan," said Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International. "Deliberately...

UK: Counter-terrorism plans a sad day for human rights

Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Stephen Bowen said: "Let us not be mistaken – this is not a good result for human rights. It is a sad day when Britain’s three major political parties...

NI: UK counter-terrorism plans - MPs should not play numbers game, says Amnesty

Reacting to reports today of the Government's determination to allow police to hold terrorist suspects without charge for up to 90 days under the Terrorism Bill, Amnesty International NI Programme...