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Tibet: 50th anniversary of uprising and Dalai Lama exile (10 March)

10 March 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising in 1959 which led to the Dalai Lama fleeing to India. Last year’s anniversary saw widespread protests across the region that lead...

Sudan: No country should provide a safe haven for president Al-Bashir

Amnesty urges Sudanese President to surrender immediately to face trial In reaction to today’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar...

USA: CIA tapes show need for full investigation into war on terror

The destruction of almost 100 tapes containing potential evidence of torture and ill treatment of detainees held in secret detention by the CIA illustrates the urgent need for a full independent...

Control orders renewal debate: A temporary measure with no end?

As the Law Lords today (2 March) consider a challenge to the lawfulness of Control orders, and the annual renewal of the Control order regime goes through parliament tomorrow, Amnesty International is...

Rights of Dubai Briton's Children's rights must be protected

The rights of the Children's rights of Marnie Pearce, a British woman jailed in Dubai for alleged adultery, must be protected, urged Amnesty International UK today. Amnesty stressed that the best...

Afghanistan: No justice for two brothers shot dead in own home

* US forces operating from Mullah Omar’s house implicated * Country at ‘tipping point’ warning as civilian deaths mount Amnesty International has today warned that the country is at a “tipping point”...

Campaigners pledge to stand up for human rights in Northern Ireland and across the UK

Human rights campaigners are gathering in Belfast this weekend to pledge their opposition to further attacks on civil liberties and to press for human rights to be put at the heart of decision-making...

New partnership for Amnesty and the TUC

Amnesty International UK and the TUC have today (Wednesday) signed a new agreement setting out how the two organisations will work more closely together to achieve improved international labour and...

Sierra Leone: despite guilty verdicts today, impunity is still the rule

The judgment issued today (25 February) by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) finding three senior members of Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) guilty of crimes against humanity...

Sierra Leone: Despite guilty verdicts, impunity is still the rule

The judgment issued today by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) finding three senior members of Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes...