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The laws in Northern Ireland relating to abortion are “draconian” and in urgent need of reform, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report on the issue.
‘Egypt has now joined the ranks of those placing civilians at risk in Libya’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui
'Shameful and ineffective’ global response to abuses by armed groups and states
Human rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to all stages of the Olympic Games to stop the event becoming a byword
A guilty verdict in Thailand today against two students involved in a play deemed to have insulted the monarchy should be overturned immediately, Amnesty International said.
‘The lack of news about Saman Naseem’s fate or whereabouts … is cruel and inhuman’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui
Refugees and migrants will continue to die in the Mediterranean in their thousands unless EU countries provide more resources for extensive search-and-rescue operations, Amnesty International said
Hundreds of victims of police abuses during the EuroMaydan protests in Ukraine last year are still being denied justice, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (18 February) on
“This is the second time in as many weeks that government spies have been rumbled breaking the law.”
Amnesty International has welcomed a decision in Belfast's High Court today to allow a victim of child abuse at Kincora Boys' Home to judicially review the UK Government’s decision to