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Among the most popular holiday spots are countries where people's human rights are threatened by incommunicado detentions, torture or death. 'It is time to realise that information on the weather...
Mauricio Alvarez, Victor Jaimes, Juvencio Serpa and Elkin Menco, all leaders of the USO in the city of Barrancabermeja, received the threat on 15 August. It came from an organisation called 'Death to...
Speaking from the human rights organisation's International Council Meeting in Mexico, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan said: 'The brutal murder of Sergio Vieira de Mello is yet more...
The bomb which killed him is an outrage and we continue to hope for the other people affected. A full tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello on behalf of the International Council Meeting of Amnesty...
The US has sought unchallengeable executive power for itself in the 'war on terror' and has created a parallel justice system to detain, interrogate, charge or try suspects under the 'laws of war'...
Amnesty International UK Economic Relations Programme Director Peter Frankental said: 'International companies must now recognise their responsibilities for human rights. It is no longer possible to...
Amnesty International, whose members in Kenya today joined Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and members of Kenyan non-governmental organisations in a demonstration to demand...
They also called for the security services to show as much commitment to stopping arms deals that threaten civilians in poor countries, as they did to pulling off this arrest. Rob Parker, Amnesty...
Amina Lawal and her lawyers are expected to be present at the hearing. The judicial process should follow its course if the quorum of judges is met this time. Amnesty International UK Media Director...
Amnesty International UK Media Director Lesley Warner said: 'Chile is finally facing up to what really happened during the repressive rule of General Pinochet. Acknowledging the prevalence of torture...