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UK: NIO gets damning report card: just one out of ten for tackling violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Amnesty International, working as part of the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights Campaign, today launches a damning new report, Making the Grade 2. This...

Lebanon: Need for responsible leadership and comprehensive approach to end impunity

(Beirut) As thousands of people have been taking part in the latest demonstrations on the streets of Beirut, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan called on political leaders to ensure...

Iran: Internet repression stems from fear

Responding to news today (4 December) that the Iranian authorities have blocked access to major websites including the New York Times, Wikipedia and YouTube, Amnesty International expressed serious...

Darfur & Chad: Janjawid attacks bring murder, rape and mutilations 100 miles into Chad

Massacres documented as thousands around the world organize for Day for Darfur, Sunday 10 December Janjawid taunt victims: ‘why isn’t anyone here to protect you?’ Amnesty International today (1...

Scotland: Amnesty and Men's Health Forum Scotland launch White Ribbon Scotland

MEN WANTED! - LAUNCH OF WHITE RIBBON SCOTLAND CAMPAIGN Violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights will not stop unless men are part of the campaign to stop it. As...

Maldives: Mass arrests and detentions

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at reports that repressive measures are again being adopted by the Government of Maldives to suppress freedom of expression and assembly. These measures...

Nigeria: Government fails Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls raped by police and security forces

Amnesty International has today [Tuesday 28 Nov] criticised the Nigerian government for failing to adequately prosecute members of the police and security forces who commit rape against Women's rights...

Scotland: UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

UK & EU: UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...

UK and other EU countries shamed for role in US renditions programme - Call for action on Irish airports

The preliminary report by the Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee investigating CIA activity in Europe, Claudio Fava, confirms Amnesty International’s conclusions that...