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A new report prepared by the Northern Ireland members of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights (EVAW) Coalition challenges the NI departments on their...
Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. “Israeli military attacks over...
The threat to journalists in Somalia trying to report on the continuing conflict is now the worst it has been since the overthrow of the Siad Barre government in 1991 said Amnesty International today...
Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from...
Amnesty International has just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement...
"The release of Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez, Orlando Beltran and Jorge Gechem is very positive news but we must not forget about the hundreds of civilians who are still being held hostage across...
Iran should end its persecution of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights rights campaigners, said Amnesty International today, as the human rights organisation published a new...
Those threatened include Amnesty award-winning journalists Freedom of speech and assembly is under increasing attack in Russia, said Amnesty International today, as it launched a new report on press...
Thai government set to recall ‘licence to kill’ policy used under Thaksin’s reign As former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns from exile to face corruption charges in Thailand, Amnesty...
Amnesty International today welcomed the re-affirmation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in today’s landmark ruling by the European Court...