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In an open letter to the presidential candidates and political leaders, Ms. Khan pointed expressed concern that human rights violations have already occurred in the run-up to the elections and since...

Salman Raduyev was found dead over the weekend in his cell in a high-security prison, where he was serving a life sentence for his role in taking more than 2000 people hostage in 1996. 'Given the...

In a report published today, 'Rwanda: Gacaca: A question of justice', Amnesty International examines the Gacaca Jurisdictions, the legislation establishing them, their organisation and various phases...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'We have forwarded a dossier of Syrian human rights cases to Tony Blair in the hope that he will bring these to the attention of the Syrian president...

Khalid Omar Minawi, Mohamed Ramez Sultan, Ihab Daf'a and Abdullah Mohamad al-Muhtadi face charges including 'forming with others a nucleus of a cell of a multi-national network belonging to al-Qa'ida...

During a week-long visit to Colombia, the delegation met with the Vice-President of the Republic and the Minister of the Interior plus members of Congress, the Constitutional Court and representatives...

'The original trial was grossly unjust, denying the accused their basic rights to a fair trial. The injustice of the past must be redressed', Amnesty International said today. The appeal trial, which...

'Some of these detainees have been in a legal black hole for almost a year', Amnesty International pointed out. 'Their conditions of detention - held in small cells for up to 24 hours a day with no...

'President Joseph Kabila should demonstrate his personal commitment to human rights by making it clear that no death sentences will be passed as a result of the assassination trial,' Amnesty...

Carlos De León Argueta, the country's highest ranking prosecutorial officer, was fired upon by unidentified gunmen as he returned to his home in Guatemala City. Six shots were directed at the car he...