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Israel/Occupied Territories: International human rights observers are a vital necessity

The call follows a 10-day visit to Israel and the Occupied Territories in September by Amnesty International delegates and recent killings of Palestinians and an Israeli woman settler. 'The closures...

Armenia: A positive step towards religious freedom

The mere fact that Levon Margaryan was charged under these provisions sends a worrying signal for the future of religious freedom in Armenia. If convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, Amnesty...

Jamaica: 'Dead men tell no tales' - BBC documentary, an indictment of the Jamaican policing system

The programme investigates the police killings of seven young men in Braeton on 14 March 2001 and of Janice Allen, shot by a police officer in April 2000, Richard Williams, beaten and shot to death by...

USA ATTACKS: JUSTICE MUST NOT BE THE NEXT CASUALTY

'As an international community we can choose a path which honours our highest values and respects the human rights of all people, or one that seeks revenge and allows the perpetrators to set the moral...

USA ATTACKS: BRITISH NGO'S IN UNPRECEDENTED JOINT CALL FOR RESTRAINT

In their statement, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) express their horror at the attacks. But they warn against a 'descent into a spiral of violence' if military retaliation causes the deaths of...

United Kingdom: Public statement on Wormwood Scrubs

Brutality against prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs in the 1990s did not consist of a few isolated incidents but of a pattern of systematic abuse by prison officers, according to evidence collected by...

USA: Justice, not revenge, must prevail

Amid growing evidence of a backlash and attacks against Muslim and Middle Eastern community groups around the world, Amnesty International stressed that efforts to bring the perpetrators of these...

Uganda: Growing restrictions on freedom of association, movement and expression

Winnie Byanyima, an opposition MP and wife of Kiiza Besigye, has been charged with unlawful possession of a gun under circumstances suggesting evidence of harassment. Col. Besigye, the strongest...

USA: Justice, not revenge, must prevail

Amid growing evidence of a backlash and attacks against Muslim and Middle Eastern community groups around the world, Amnesty International stressed that efforts to bring the perpetrators of these...

USA: Amnesty International appalled at devastating attacks against civilians

'We condemn these attacks in the strongest terms. Whether they have been carried out by a state or an armed political group, these attacks amount to the gravest abuses of fundamental human rights and...