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Amnesty International releases report on human rights violations in Gulf coast recovery efforts

Amnesty International USA has today released a ground-breaking report on the failure of local, state, and federal governments to protect the rights of poor and minority Gulf Coast residents in the...

Australia asylum suspension could harm world's most vulnerable

Amnesty International has condemned the Australian Government’s suspension of the processing of new asylum claims by Afghan and Sri Lankan nationals, which is fundamentally inconsistent with Australia...

US helicopter killings in Iraq must be independently investigated

The 39-minute video released on Monday by WikiLeaks, appears to show a helicopter gunsight video with an audio track of conversation among the crew opening fire on a group of men, two of whom appear...

Burma: ASEAN leaders should act over Burma's appalling record

ASEAN’s reputation under threat over its inaction Burma’s appalling human rights record is a serious breach of the Association of South Eastern Asian Nations (ASEAN) charter and should top the agenda...

Egypt: Security force violence against pro-democracy protestors condemned

Amnesty International has condemned arrests, detentions and violence meted out against peaceful protesters in Egypt, after more than 90 people were detained in Cairo yesterday for taking part in...

Europe must break cycle of discrimination facing Roma, Amnesty says ahead of EU Roma Summit

Amnesty International is calling on the European Union (EU) and its member states to take concrete action to break the cycle of discrimination, poverty and exclusion experienced by Roma communities in...

Kyrgyzstan: The authorities must refrain from unlawful use of force

Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to use excessive force in their attempts to end protests in the capital Bishkek and other Kyrgyz cities that have reportedly...

Uganda: Discrimination and financial barriers stop victims of sexual violence accessing justice

Amnesty International has urged the Ugandan authorities to provide support for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights seeking justice for sexual and domestic violence in its new...

Yemen: Exclusive new images show scale of destruction from Yemeni and Saudi bombardments

Photos of ‘Scorched Earth’ destruction available The scale of the devastation caused by Yemeni and Saudi Arabian aerial bombardments of the northern Yemeni region of Sa’dah has been revealed in...

Lebanese PM should step in to halt Saudi Arabia 'Sorcery' execution

Amnesty International has urged Saad Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, to intervene to help halt the possible execution of a Lebanese national in Saudi Arabia, after the organisation received...