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Nigeria: River state government set to demolish more homes

Amnesty International has warned hundreds of people – including many Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and Children's rights – may be left homeless if plans to demolish their...

Spain: Allegations of torture must be investigated, says new Amnesty report

People alleging torture and other ill-treatment in Spain have been denied justice due to a lack of political will from the Spanish authorities to confront such abuses by security forces, Amnesty...

Amnesty International and Alice Temperley launch limited-edition Amnesty scented candle

“It is Better to Light a Candle than Curse the Darkness” London, Autumn/ Winter 2009 - Long-time Amnesty International supporter Alice Temperley has partnered with the human rights organisation to...

Death Penalty: Gregory Campbell is wrong to defend cruelty of Iran, Saudi Arabia and China

Amnesty International today strongly criticised a call made by Gregory Campbell MP for the use of the death penalty in the UK and internationally. Amnesty International’s Northern Ireland Programme...

Iran: Overturn British embassy worker sentence, says Amnesty

Amnesty International today (30 October) urged the Iranian authorities to overturn the reported four-year prison sentence imposed on a British embassy worker. Hossein Rassam, the chief political...

Noam Chomsky Belfast lecture warns of right-wing threat and urges popular action to fight poverty

Professor Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s leading intellectuals, is expected to warn that the far-right may take advantage of growing inequality and will urge people to organise against poverty, as...

Noam Chomsky Belfast lecture warns of right-wing threat and urges popular actions to fight poverty

Professor Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s leading intellectuals, is expected to warn that the far-right may take advantage of growing inequality and will urge people to organise against poverty, as...

Tunisia: Post-election assault on journalists signals 'no let-up in repression'

The assault of two independent journalists in Tunisia and the arrest of a third in the wake of last week’s elections must be punished, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International Middle...

World's biggest Armsrs promise global arms treaty

Today at the United Nations after years of discussions and debates, the vast majority of governments – 153 in total – agreed a timetable to establish a "strong and robust" Arms Treaty (ATT) with the...

Iran: Woman at risk of being stoned to death after being driven into prostitution by poverty

Kobra Babaei, an Iranian woman, is feared to be at imminent risk of stoning to death. Her husband Rahim Mohammadi was hanged for “sodomy” on 5 October. According to an interview given by the couple’s...