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Northern Ireland: Amnesty highlights 'serious failings' in immigration removals as new Larne centre - to be operated by private security company named in report - opens its doors

The UK Government must conduct a complete and radical overhaul of the current system of enforced removals from the UK, according to a new briefing and campaign launched today (7 July) by Amnesty...

Tajikistan: Detained BBC journalist may have suffered torture

Reporter Urunboy Usmonov named prisoner of conscience The Tajikistani authorities must immediately release a BBC journalist who has been held - apparently solely for his work - since mid-June, said...

Syria: new witness evidence points to crimes against humanity

Tell Kalakh operation involved systematic round-ups and torture The brutal methods used in a devastating Syrian security operation in the western town of Tell Kalakh may constitute crimes against...

Court rules Netherlands responsible for three Srebrenica death

The Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a local appeals court in The Hague has ruled today. The case is...

UK: Detainee inquiry terms of reference and protocol fall short of human rights standards

The UK government today issued the Terms of Reference and Protocol for the Detainee Inquiry, which was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron exactly one year ago. Amnesty International is deeply...

China: Authorities grow bolder in Uighur crackdown

Two years on from riots and mass arrests in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Amnesty International has warned that the Chinese authorities continue to silence those speaking out on abuses...

India: Health minister's remarks a 'setback' for gay rights

Authorities in India must ensure that the rights of gay men are protected, said Amnesty International today, after the country’s Health Minister described homosexuality as a “disease”. Addressing a...

Amnesty leader receives award from Ulster University

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen will today (Monday) receive an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Ulster. The award celebrates her work as leader of over 250,000 members of...

Tear gas fired and websites blocked as Belarus protestors are targeted

Belarusian authorities must refrain from using excessive force against protestors, Amnesty International said today, after police used teargas and arrested more than 300 protestors on Sunday. Social...

Russia: Fully investigate Estemirova's murder

Little progress on second anniversary of prominent Chechen activist’s killing The Russian authorities have made little attempt to effectively investigate possible involvement by local officials in the...