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Reacting to news reports that the African Union Peace and Security Council has agreed to an extension of the AU peacekeeping mission in Sudan, Amnesty International said that the development is a...

Following a military coup d’etat and the declaration of martial law in Thailand yesterday, Amnesty International has called for the military authorities to comply with Thailand's obligations under...

Reproduced with permission from the News Letter Amnesty International knows that the police have a difficult and dangerous job to do. Any workman wants the right tools for the job and it is perfectly...

Human rights group says Government must intervene in case of eight UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay Amnesty International today (18 September) called for the UK government to act over 'forgotten'...

Human rights group says UK must intervene in case of eight UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay Amnesty International today (18 September) called for the UK government to act over “forgotten” prisoners...

Events in 32 countries: Massive show of global solidarity from Australia to Zambia Hundreds of thousands of people will today hold a global Day for Darfur and call for UN peacekeepers to be sent to...

Line up includes: Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, The Mighty Boosh, Jennifer Saunders, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Meera Syal and the legendary Chevy Chase. Amnesty International UK today announced the...

Shahla Jahed, a "temporary" wife of Nasser Mohammad-Khani, a former striker for the Iranian national football team and former manager of a team in Tehran, is facing imminent execution in Iran after...

Hizbullah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law - amounting to war crimes - in its deliberate targeting of Israeli civilians during the recent conflict, said Amnesty...

People from South Africa, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil are joining faith leaders and activists from Amnesty International and Oxfam on 13 September – the Control Arms Day of Action – to call on...