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South Korea: Thousands of riot police in bloody eviction of villagers to make way for American military base

Up to 130 people are reported injured after 13,000 riot police and 3,000 troops were deployed today (4 May) against 700 campaigners and farmers protesting against the eviction of people from their...

UK: Guantánamo ruling: Response from Amnesty International and Amani Deghayes

Responding to today’s ruling in the High Court that the UK government is not obliged to intervene on behalf of two UK residents held at Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International and the sister of one of...

US accused of creating ‘climate of torture’ - report to UN torture committee

Amnesty International has accused the United States of creating a “climate of torture” today (Wednesday 3 May), as it published a new report on the USA’s record on torture and other ill-treatment. The...

Scotland: Men to speak out on violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Amnesty International Scotland will be holding an event in Dundee on Thursday 30 March calling on men and boys to help tackle violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

Ethiopia: Amnesty International condemns treason trial in new report

On Tuesday 2 May, Amnesty International publishes a new report calling for the immediate and unconditional release of several members of Ethiopia’s opposition party, human rights defenders and...

UK: eBay auction: Off duty comedians on sale for Amnesty

Amnesty International today (28 April) launched an online sale of five exclusive, original, signed photographs of famous comedians on auction site eBay. The photographs feature: Ricky Gervais; the...

Colombia: Civilians could be forced to live next to human rights abusers, warns Amnesty

In a letter to Colombia's presidential candidates made public today (27 April), Amnesty International warned that government initiatives now threaten to ensure that demobilised paramilitaries could...

Sri Lanka: Amnesty calls for respect for human rights as violence escalates

Amnesty International is calling for full respect for international humanitarian and human rights law in Sri Lanka following a rapid escalation of violence in the country during the past two weeks...

Trinidad and Tobago: unlawful police killings must not go unpunished

Amnesty International today (26 April) criticised Trinidad and Tobago’s authorities for failing to fully investigate unlawful police killings and deaths in custody. In its report, ‘Trinidad & Tobago...

UK: New report reveals torture in Algeria as UK starts proceedings to return ‘at risk’ detainees

As the UK’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) meets this week (commencing Tuesday 25 April) to hear the first appeal against the government’s plans to deport Algerian terror suspects to...