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Nepal: New report accuses government and rebels of torturing and killing Children's rights

In a new report, Amnesty International shows that government security forces, including the Royal Nepalese Army, have arbitrarily killed Children's rights, and subjected others to illegal detention...

Iraq: Appeal to religous leaders as new report condemns armed groups attacks as crimes against humanity

The call coincides with the publication of a new report by Amnesty International branding the actions of a new generation of armed groups as crimes against humanity. Amnesty International has issued a...

UK: Investigation must examine full circumstances of Stockwell shooting

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has begun its investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, which Amnesty International recognizes took place against a background of heightened...

UK: Government human rights report welcomed

The organisation highlighted the importance of the report as a way of ensuring accountability in what is the increasingly high-profile area of human rights. Amnesty International welcomed the reportâ€...

UK: The detention of Hilal Abdul-Razzaq Ali Al-Jedda

Hilal Abdul-Razzaq Ali Al-Jedda is a dual national having both United Kingdom (UK) and Iraqi citizenship. He has been in detention without charge or trial ("internment") in Iraq since 10 October 2004...

UK: Jordan assurances not worth the paper they are written on

"‘Memoranda of Understanding’ are not a new idea. But such promises from countries like Jordan, which are known to have used torture, are not worth the paper they are written on. "These assurances...

UK: Zardad conviction major step forward in fight against torture

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “This prosecution is a major step forward in the international fight against torture and the UK authorities should be congratulated for bringing...

Iraq: call for investigation into torture and suffocation of nine prisoners in container

The nine who died were among a group of 12 men who were detained in Baghdad's al-'Amariya district on 10 July. The Iraqi authorities have suggested they were members of an armed group who had engaged...

Thirteen more governments announce support for Arms Treaty

The governments of Benin, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, the Netherlands, Norway, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Turkey, Uganda and the Vatican gave their support, bringing the treaty much closer to...

Colombia: Amnesty head meets president Uribe and calls on him not to ratify impunity law

Amnesty International is concerned that the Justice and Peace Law, recently approved by the Colombian Congress, will guarantee that those responsible for the most barbaric human rights atrocities, be...