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China: Release Liu Xiaobo immediately, urges Amnesty

Amnesty International today expressed fears that authorities are pursuing a serious prosecution against the literary critic and activist Liu Xiaobo, a signatory of the Charter 08 campaign for...

Former child soldier Emmanuel Jal featured in new Amnesty song and video project 'The Price of Silence'

Available exclusively on iTunes as charity EP Laurence Fishburne, Hugh Masekala, Stephen Marley and Natalie Merchant are amongst stars involved A new Amnesty International song and video project has...

Trafficking: Convention ratification welcomed but more protection needed

Warning that vulnerable people will still be at risk In response to news that the UK Government has ratified an important anti-trafficking convention, Amnesty International has welcomed the move but...

Tasers: Safety of device questioned as death toll hits 334-mark

Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today as it reiterated its call to the UK government to limit deployment of the weapon...

Tasers: Safety of the new PSNI device questioned as death toll hits 334-mark

Tasers are inherently open to abuse and are not as safe as the industry would suggest, said Amnesty International today (16 Dec) as it reiterated its call to strictly limit deployment of the weapon to...

London Palestinian conference: Human rights need addressing

Ahead of a major two-day Palestinian trade and investment conference starting in London on 15 December, Amnesty International is calling on PM Gordon Brown to put human rights firmly on the agenda of...

UN General Assembly: Moves forward on access to justice on 10 December

It is great news to be able to report that the UN General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol by concensus. It is fitting that this took place on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration...

USA: Senate findings reinforce need for full commission of inquiry into torture

"There must be full accountability for the devastating consequences of the authorisation of torture and other unlawful practices as part of the ‘war on terror’” "The US Senate inquiry acknowledges...

Guantanamo: Portugal offer welcomed, call on other European countries to help close camp

“The EU and European states should show leadership and heed Portugal’s call to put the need to protect Guantánamo detainees who cannot return to their home countries high on the agenda,” said Amnesty...

Amnesty welcomes Human Rights Commission advice on NI Bill of Rights

Welcoming the publication today of the advice by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to the Secretary of State on the proposed NI Bill of Rights, Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International...