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The rise in crime and insecurity three years after the return of civilian rule in Nigeria and the sense of low performance by the security forces has led to the expansion of vigilante groups at local...

'This is a very positve step, but the Syrian authorities should not stop here. All other prisoners of conscience, including 'Aref Dalilah, Hasan Sa'dun and Habib Saleh who are reportedly suffering...

'Human rights organizations who expose human rights violations and are perceived to be critical of government policy are coming under increasing attack,' Amnesty International said today. Amnesty...

The ringleader of a mutiny in the Fijian army, Captain Shane Stevens, was sentenced to death commuted to life imprisonment by a court martial. Thirteen other defendants received prison terms ranging...

'This jeopardises the gains made in freedom of expression since the return to democratic order eight years ago,' the organisation added. In a new report published today, Amnesty International details...

Amina Lawal, who in August this year appealed against a death sentence for adultery and still awaits a date for her hearing, has become the subject of conflicting statements by the Nigerian...

'It's deeply saddening that someone in Australia can spend up to two and a half years in prison without ever being charged or convicted in a court of law. This unacceptable practice should end,'...

Jorge Enrique Jiménez, Catholic bishop of the city of Zipaquirá and President of the Latin American Episcopal Commission, was abducted along with another priest, Desiderio Orejuela, near to the town...

The 22-page report, 'Egypt: No protection - systematic torture continues', which coincides with a UN meeting on Egypt's torture record, exposes the systematic nature of torture in Egypt, revealing...

One of the bills proposes a new National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Amnesty International believes that NHRC should be autonomous, credible and effective to protect and promote human rights, and...