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With talks set to take place today between the UK attorney general Lord Goldsmith and the US’s Pentagon general counsel William J Haynes, Amnesty International is warning against compromises that...
'The simple departure of Charles Taylor will not bring about a just and lasting peace to Liberia,' Amnesty International said. 'The Liberian people - who like their neighbours in Sierra Leone have...
Irene Khan, Amnesty International's Secretary General, launches the report in a press conference on 11 August at 10.30 am (local time) in Casa Refugio Citlalteptl, Citlalteptl 25 (between Campeche and...
The organisation is concerned that law enforcement officials may have used firearms in breach of international standards and national laws. In particular it is concerned about the fatal shootings by...
'The authorities must immediately conduct a full and impartial enquiry into this worrying incident,' Amnesty International said. 'In addition, we urge them to publicly reiterate their commitment to...
'It is now extremely important that the British government reconsiders its timid 'constructive engagement' line with Saudi Arabia and begins to speak out forcefully about widescale human rights...
At least 22 people with links to Tamil political parties opposed to the Tamil Tigers have been killed in politically motivated attacks since the government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers signed a...
However, the human rights organisation strongly condemns the stepping up of arbitrary arrests by the Sudanese authorities, particularly in Darfur, western Sudan, where a new internal armed conflict is...
Amnesty International UK Media Director, Lesley Warner, said: 'Today's verdict is surprising, but does not diminish the fact that deliberate efforts to subvert the course of justice and shield senior...
Amnesty International UK Director, Kate Allen, said: 'While welcoming an initiative which hopefully will go some way to ending the protracted suffering of the Liberian people, we had hoped for much...