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Amnesty International today condemned the Lithuanian parliament for passing a new law which bans the discussion of homosexuality in schools and prohibits any reference to it in public information...
Amnesty International has welcomed the decision by Judge Tom Burgess in a Belfast court today to refuse an application for a court order by the Police Service of Northern Ireland compelling Suzanne...
Amnesty Secretary-General to meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in London - Monday 22 June The human rights situation in Zimbabwe is precarious, and the socio-economic conditions are desperate...
The latest attacks on Roma people in Northern Ireland are part of a trend of growing abuses against the Roma across Europe, Amnesty International said today. The organisation is urging the authorities...
The latest attacks on Roma people in Northern Ireland are part of a trend of growing abuses against the Roma across Europe, Amnesty International said today. The organisation is urging the authorities...
The Refugee Action Group (RAG), of which Amnesty International is a member, has announced the launch of an Immigration Detention Emergency Helpline in Northern Ireland. The move coincides with Refugee...
Documents currently before the Human Rights Council for adoption today strongly imply the Council will end the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Sudan. At best Dr Sima Samar, the Special Rapporteur...
Call on the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the protestors Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action appeal to its supporters, asking them to write to the Iranian...
Young people from across London and Hertfordshire converge on Nigerian High Commission in London Fourteen 14-year-olds led an Amnesty International delegation to the Nigerian High Commission in London...
Responding to the video footage which shows a man being shot twice with a Taser gun, Amnesty International UK’s Arms Programme Director, Oliver Sprague said: “While we do not know the specifics of the...