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Authorities should investigate killing of migrants and asylum-seekers The Egyptian authorities must control their forces at the border with Israel and prevent them from killing migrants attempting to...
Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, said Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary...
* World’s longest-serving death row prisoner among those driven into mental illness by extreme prison regime * Prisoners only find out on the morning that execution is to take place that day * ‘There...
As the Lithuanian parliament returns for its Autumn session and prepares to debate proposals which would criminalise the promotion of homosexuality, Amnesty International warned today (9 September)...
The Chadian government must stop the forced evictions which have left tens of thousands homeless in the capital city of N’Djamena, Amnesty International said in a report released today (8 September)...
In a report released today, Amnesty documents an alarming escalation of the crackdown on lawyers and legal activists who have accepted the risk of human rights cases in China. This has not only...
The deteriorating human rights situation in Fiji after the military crackdown which began in April 2009 demands international action, particularly from China, now one of Fiji’s biggest foreign donors...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH JOINT PRESS RELEASE Kosovo and international authorities should act in concert to halt the recent wave of attacks and harassment targeting Roma communities...
As a Court in Khartoum prepares to resume its trial of Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein for wearing trousers, Amnesty International today called on the Sudanese government to withdraw the charges...
Iceandfire theatre have joined with Amnesty International UK to raise awareness about people who have suffered human rights abuses, both within the UK and abroad, in a series of free performances...