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Amnesty International has uncovered evidence that forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have killed numerous detainees being held at two military camps in Tripoli on 23 and 24 August. Eyewitness...
For the first time in the award’s ten-year history, Amnesty International today (25 August) announced two winners of its prestigious Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe: Sold, directed...
The arrest of a former senior Russian police official in connection with the murder of journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 is a major step forward, Amnesty International...
Authorities in Mauritania must revoke jail sentences given to four anti-slavery activists who protested against the enslavement of a ten-year old girl, said Amnesty International. The four men, who...
Responding to reports that a second man has died after being struck by a Taser, Amnesty International’s spokesperson Eulette Ewart said: “We don’t know the full circumstances surrounding the death of...
Torture risk for those who film protests or pass on news reports Journalists and activists in Syria who pass on information about the country's unrest to the media face torture and other ill-treatment...
‘Civilians should never be tried before military courts’ - Malcolm Smart The Bahraini authorities’ decision to try two prominent Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights activists in...
The Egyptian authorities and political parties must put the rights of the country's 12 million slum-dwellers at the top of their agenda if they are to meet the demands for social justice and human...
The Cuban authorities must end their intimidation of a group of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights campaigning for the release of political prisoners, Amnesty International...
Amnesty International has warned that prolonged fighting in the Libyan capital Tripoli is seriously endangering civilian lives and has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis. Clashes between...