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Landmark enforced disappearances convention to enter into force

Amnesty International today called on all states – including the UK - to commit themselves to end enforced disappearances, following news that a landmark treaty aimed at preventing the practice will...

Japan: Amnesty calls for justice for 'comfort Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights'

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights, Amnesty is joining with other activists to call on the government of Japan...

Violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights plan: guarantees needed for most vulnerable

Amnesty International has welcomed today’s announcement by the Home Secretary Theresa May of a new cross-government plan to combat violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

England: citizenship lessons in school must stay

In response to the education white paper, published today, Amnesty International’s UK Director Kate Allen, said: “Whilst Amnesty recognises that schools should have the flexibility to ensure the...

UK asylum removals to Iraq: Amnesty response

Responding to comments from UK Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt, saying that the UK would continue to remove refused Iraqi asylum seekers to Baghdad, Amnesty International UK Refugee Programme...

Shaker Aamer: William Hague and US government pressed on UK's last Guantanamo detainee

* Campaign launched for UK resident held without charge for nearly nine years * Photograph available Amnesty International is calling on the Foreign Secretary William Hague and US officials to take...

Guinea unrest: Authorities must stop unlawful arrests and killings

Amnesty International is calling on the Guinean authorities to stop a series of unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests and torture as part of a post-election crackdown that has resulted in several...

Saudi Arabia: body in skip case raises fresh concerns about domestic worker safety

Amnesty International has today called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to protect domestic workers from abuse, following the reported discovery of the mutilated body of an Indonesian woman found in a...

Afghanistan: Nato summit must protect human rights-Letter to Nato leaders

Amnesty International is urging NATO leaders to protect human rights and ensure security for the people of Afghanistan as they prepare for the 2010 NATO Lisbon Summit on 18-19 November. The...

Chinese woman sentenced to a year in labour camp over tweet

Amnesty International today urged the Chinese authorities to release a woman sentenced to a year in a labour camp for retweeting a supposedly anti-Japanese message. Chinese online activist Cheng...