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Amnesty International is urging the UN fact-finding mission into Chad and Darfur, western Sudan, to investigate the extrajudicial execution of 168 men near Deleij in Wadi Saleh between 5 and 7 March...

The new figures, published in the Amnesty International report Death penalty worldwide , show that last year at least 1,146 people were executed in 28 countries. At least 2,756 people were also...

It is estimated that between a quarter and half a million Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights were subject to rape, including gang rape, sexual torture and mutilation, during...

Hundreds of people, some reports say up to 2,500, including Children's rights, remain in detention. Most are held incommunicado, without access to lawyers or relatives, and thereby at risk of torture...

This was the declaration issued by Amnesty International UK from its national conference in Manchester today (Sunday 4 April). The Amnesty International national conference, attended by 600 delegates...

The human rights organisation called on Israel to immediately lift unlawful and disproportionate restrictions on movement which are hampering relief efforts by humanitarian organisations. The...

Using one outstanding prosecution as the excuse further undermines the government's credibility and raises more questions as to its real intention. 'This is a major opportunity to establish the truth...

Amnesty International, British Irish Rights Watch, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, Human Rights First and Human Rights Watch strongly believe that the public inquiries which Judge Cory...

Organisations have been closed down for such minor irregularities as having a different street address from that registered, and the absence of quotation marks surrounding their names on their...

The organisations are concerned that proposals to designate certain countries as 'safe countries of origin' or 'safe third countries,' and the absence of a guaranteed right for all asylum-seekers to...