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Sudan: Government arrests people for 'talking to foreignors', risk of torture

15 men were reportedly arrested following the visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Abu Shawq camp near al-Fasher on 30 June, and five men were arrested at the same camp after a visit by a...

Iraq: Reimposition of death penalty is a step backwards

Amnesty International said: “The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the fundamental right to life, is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent...

Turkey: Lawyer threatened at gunpoint for defending clients from torture

The clients, Abdullah Gündogdu, Tahsin Atak and Ihsan Gülmek, had been detained and reportedly tortured - beaten, stripped and sprayed with a high-pressure hose for over two hours. Amnesty...

Edinburgh: Pipers to mark 40th birthday of death row Scot at US Consulate

Three pipers in full highland regalia will lead a delegation taking a ‘Kenny birthday cake’ (featuring a photograph of Kenny Richey) to the consulate building as well as a thousand birthday cards...

Iraq: Amnesty condemns continued violence by armed groups

Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Stephen Bowen said: “Armed groups must set free all hostages and refrain from kidnapping people or attacking civilians. “Attacks on civilians are a...

Sudan: UN resolution welcome, but not enough to protect human rights

Amnesty International has urged the UN Security Council and all UN member states to take more effective action to end the massive human rights violations in Darfur, including to: increase the number...

Bangladesh: Fears for safety of writer after attacks on him and his family

Anannyo Azad was abducted by three unknown men at about 4:15pm on 24 July in a street near his home in the capital Dhaka. He was forced into a nearby alley and, according to a press report in the...

Colombia: Kidnapped Bishop must be released immediately

Press reports claim that the guerrilla group, the Ejército the Liberación Nacional (ELN), National Liberation Army, was responsible for the kidnapping of Monsignor Misael Vacca Ramírez, as well as...

Portugal: Man beaten by more than ten prison officers

The report, Portugal: Attack on a prisoner in Lisbon Prison , raises serious concerns about ill-treatment with impunity in Lisbon prison. Albino Libanio was isolated from other prisoners so that...

Zimbabwe: Human rights groups must not be banned

The measures are reportedly contained in a draft bill governing the operation of non-governmental organisations(NGOs). Amnesty International said: “These reports indicate that as with other...