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Israel/Occupied Territories: New report demands repeal of discriminatory citizenship law

In its report, ‘Torn Apart: Families split by discriminatory policies’ , Amnesty International shows how the ‘Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law’ bars Israelis who are married to...

EU Foreign Ministers today: New EU force in Bosnia-Herzegovina must not make the same mistakes as 'SFOR'

In particular, Amnesty International points to its concerns, repeatedly raised with NATO and individual governments contributing troops, about instances where SFOR has failed to adhere to...

Iraq: UK visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Alawi: Briefing on Amnesty International concerns

Amnesty International UK said: “After many years we could now see a turning point for human rights in Iraq. Tony Blair has a golden opportunity to emphasise its importance in this first visit of the...

Israel/Occupied Territories: Wall should be dismantled in line with court decision

In its Advisory Opinion, the ICJ concluded that the construction of the wall by the Israeli army inside the West Bank, including in and around East Jerusalem, violates international human rights and...

Bereaved parents call on governments to get tough on arms

The grass-roots action comes as the Control Arms Campaign (Oxfam, Amnesty International and IANSA) publishes figures showing that there is now one gun for every ten people on the planet – that’s...

Guantánamo Bay: New 'reviews' dismissed as showing contempt for detainees' rights

Amnesty International is calling for all Guantánamo detainees to be released unless they are charged and brought to trial, without recourse to the death penalty, in proceedings that fully meet...

Iran: New call for investigation into torture of student demonstrators

In March 2000, in letters from Tehran’s Evin prison sent to the Head of Judiciary – printed by local newspapers – Akbar Mohammadi stated that he had been ill treated while in custody. He claimed...

China: New report shows 'war on terror' a cover for fresh repression of Uighurs in north-west China

Amnesty International’s report, 'Uighurs fleeing persecution as China wages its ‘War on Terror’' , also shows that many Uighurs who had fled to neighbouring countries are being forcibly returned...

Spain: New report urges action on Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's rights

According to one recent study, over two million Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in Spain have suffered physical and/or mental violence at the hands of their partners, while...

Iraq: Human rights proceedings welcomed but concern over handling of Saddam Hussein's court appearance

Amnesty International said: “The beginning of legal proceedings to determine responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed over the last three decades, is to be...