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Amnesty International report published today reveals horrors faced by thousands “ I lost my house, rice and belongings like clothes and utensils. All houses were burned down and destroyed by the...
Talks starting today in the UN offer an historic way forward on conventional arms control, say Control Arms campaigners. Today 28 delegates from every continent will sit on the Group of Governmental...
Nationwide competition asks UK’s schoolChildren's rights to imagine life as a detainee Amnesty International today launched a poetry competition for secondary schools across the UK, but with a twist...
Threats to the media and media freedoms have increased dramatically As hostilities in Sri Lanka intensify and human rights abuses increase, threats to the media and media freedoms inside the country...
Three men allegedly unlawfully executed by members of the Chadian army The Chadian government must prevent extrajudicial killings in the aftermath of clashes between rebel and government forces...
Amnesty International fears for human rights activist Amnesty International is gravely concerned that the Chinese authorities are putting pressure on human rights activist Hu Jia to plead guilty to...
With tomorrow (8 February) marking six months until the start of the Beijing Olympics, Amnesty International today said that it had seen little improvement in human rights in the country, despite...
In response to the UK Government’s initial response to public consultations on UK arms export controls, the UK Working Group on Arms (1) welcomed the announcement of some improvements to the controls...
In a briefing sent ahead of the UN Security Council debate on Darfur, Amnesty International today urged Council members to ensure the UN mission to Darfur has the resources needed to fulfil its...
As the conflict between the Chadian government and armed groups escalates, Amnesty International today (1 Feb) called on all parties to the conflict not to attack civilians. Tawanda Hondora, Deputy...