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'This will be the most effective way for the authorities to ensure the protection of the human rights community and put an end to the killings in the state,' the organisation added. The statement came...

'I have no doubt that Mr Vieira de Mello will bring great vigour and vision to this post,' said Irene Khan, Amnesty International's Secretary General, as she offered him the support and cooperation of...

The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture will now be sent for adoption by the UN General Assembly later this year, before being opened for ratification. The Optional Protocol...

'Their absence is particularly regrettable in light of systematic attacks on freedom of expression and of the press, harassment of human rights defenders and journalists, long term detention without...

'The community has a right to be protected from violent crime. However, this must be achieved through a professionalised police force, adequately resourced and trained, and fully respectful of human...

'A vote against this Optional Protocol would be a disastrous set back in the fight against torture,' said Martin MacPherson, Head of Amnesty International's Legal Program, on the eve of this crucial...

'The call for an intensification of the anti-crime campaign, in advance of the Chinese Communist Party Congress in October, is likely to lead to an increase in executions and death sentences for...

The Indian government failed to provide a response to the visa application submitted by the organisation before the mutually agreed deadline of 12 July 2002. As agreed with government representatives...

Hundreds of Palestinians remain in detention, including in administrative detention without charge or trial, and destruction or damage to homes and property continues. The organisation calls on the...

'This attack was disproportionate and is utterly unacceptable', Amnesty International said. A missile fired from a F-16 plane reportedly seriously damaged four houses including the apartment of...