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Serbia: Stop attacks on human rights activists and on minorities

Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian authorities and specifically Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica and President Boris Tadic to urgently condemn attacks on human rights activists and on...

Cambridge turns orange in call for closure of Guantanamo Bay

Students and academics to lead day-long orange jumpsuit protest Cambridge University Amnesty International has persuaded hundreds of students and academics to don orange jumpsuits today to call for...

Colombia: Peace community members return home three years after massacre

Amnesty International today urged the Colombian government and armed groups involved in the country’s internal conflict to respect the right of members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó...

Communities unite to launch human rights project for primary schools

Lift Off gets backing from political leaders north and south Amnesty International and teaching unions on both sides of the border will put the issue of human rights firmly into the classroom today...

Uganda: Government cannot negotiate away international criminal court arrest warrants for LRA

LRA members charged with crimes under international law must be surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) immediately, Amnesty International said today, reacting to the news that a deal...

USA's record on avoiding race discrimination

With the USA’s record on racial discrimination coming under UN scrutiny in Geneva on 21 and 22 February, Amnesty International is making available its own briefing to the UN on the issue. Tomorrow and...

Cuba: reforms to human rights much needed

In response to the announcement made by the Cuban President Fidel Castro that he will not return to the presidency, Special Advisor at Amnesty International, Javier Zuñiga said: “The new Cuban...

Pakistan: New parliament must honour will of the people

Amnesty calls for return of independent judiciary and release of judges and lawyers Pakistan’s new Parliament must take urgent steps to restore an independent judiciary, ensure the release of...

Cuba: 58 prisoners of conscience must be released

Amnesty International today (18 February 2008) welcomed the release of four Cuban activists but urged Raul Castro to urgently release the 58 remaining incarcerated prisoners of conscience and to...

Egypt: Quartet arrested and chained to beds for having HIV

New crackdown causes concern for leading human rights groups Cairo police have arrested four more men suspected of having HIV, signalling a wider crackdown that endangers public health and violates...