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In, 'Deadly Conspiracies', a new report published today on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International said over 100 people from the Kivu region of eastern DRC are currently held...

The organization is concerned that staff at the Pine Hills School Youth Correctional Facility frequently used the painful - and potentially dangerous - chemical spray, Oleoresin Capsicum (OC), to...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'The pre-election period is absolutely the right time to demonstrate that the government is serious in its commitment to a human rights-centred...

As the report of the joint UN - OAU Commission of Inquiry for Togo (COI) is about to be discussed at its 57th session, the UN Commission on Human Rights must ensure a full and prompt implementation of...

On 27 March 1996, the dead body of human rights lawyer Jalil Andrabi was found in the river Jhelum, 19 days after he was seen being taken away by military personnel. Those responsible for his death...

Amnesty International calls unreservedly for the full enjoyment of the human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for all people. A major flaw of the process which began with the Oslo...

'This attack is simply the latest in a long line of threats and abuses directed at Guatemalan judicial officials and others involved in the case,' Amnesty International added. At least seven judges...

The latest series of violent incidents began on Saturday 17 March 2001 with clashes between supporters of President Aristide of the governing Fanmi Lavalas party, and those of the opposition coalition...

Dozens of university students were beaten by the security forces in Monrovia yesterday solely for peacefully protesting against the continued detention of four independent journalists of The News...

'Many people had little to celebrate today - Pakistan Day - as they spend the day behind bars,' the organisation said. 'People have been detained simply for exercising their right to express their...