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Amnesty International today called on all UN members to uphold the rights to water and sanitation, after the General Assembly voted in favour of recognising the rights. The UN said an estimated 884...
The latest murals to grace the walls of Belfast don’t deal with local politics, but instead tackle head on the human rights abuses associated with global poverty. Two new murals, which will appear on...
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two Japanese men in the first death sentences carried out since the country's new government came to power last year. The two - Ogata Hidenori, 33...
Bianca Jagger will deliver an Amnesty International petition signed by over 30,000 people to the London AGM of FTSE 100-listed company Vedanta Resources on Wednesday 28 July, urging the company to...
The Greek authorities should immediately review their policy of locking up asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, including many unaccompanied Children's rights, Amnesty International said in a new...
Amnesty International is calling on NATO to provide a clear, unified system of accounting for civilian casualties in Afghanistan, as leaked war logs paint a picture of an incoherent process of dealing...
Further convictions must follow, Amnesty says Amnesty International is urging a special court to redouble its efforts to prosecute Khmer Rouge-era criminals, following the landmark conviction today of...
Amnesty International has reiterated its call for accountability for alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed during the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel in...
According to Irish Senator David Norris, Ireland, north and south, is “nearly there” in terms of achieving equality for gay people. Senator Norris, a prominent human rights campaigner in the Republic...
Amnesty International has condemned a 15-year prison sentence reportedly imposed on a Uighur journalist who warned the Chinese authorities about potential ethnic violence in Xinjiang province on the...