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Iraq: Saddam Hussein verdict - Amnesty International deplores death sentences after unfair trial

Amnesty International deplores the decision of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal to impose the death sentence on Saddam Hussein and two of his co-defendants after a trial which was deeply flawed and...

NI: Guantánamo detainee tells Belfast audience:‘US and UK repeating mistakes of 1970s Northern Ireland’

Moazzam Begg, a former detainee at the infamous Guantánamo Bay speaking in Belfast tonight (Saturday 4 November), has accused the American and British governments of repeating the mistakes of 1970s UK...

Bangladesh: Call on political leaders to condemn violence and ensure it is stopped

Amnesty International strongly condemns the wave of violence that has engulfed Bangladesh over the past five days. The organisation is calling urgently on the leaders of all political parties to...

Pakistan: Call for investigation into possible extra-judicial executions in Bajaur Madrassa

Amnesty International is concerned that at least 82 people in a madrassa (religious school) may have been extrajudicially executed in an aerial attack at dawn of 30 October in Bajaur, a designated...

Scotland: Amnesty International urges Scottish parliament to protect human rights

Amnesty International has today (1 Nov) called on the Scottish Parliament to support the establishment of a Scottish Human Rights Commission when MSPs come to decide on its future tomorrow. The...

South Africa/Australia: Two awards honouring struggle for human dignity

Amnesty International celebrated the power of principled leadership and individual activism today with two major international human rights awards. In Johannesburg, Amnesty International bestowed upon...

UK: Add one extra card to your list as Greetings Card Campaign is launched

Unique charity campaign asks people to give time not money during this festive season Amnesty International today launches its annual Greetings Card Campaign encouraging people across the UK to send a...

China: Supreme court rule on Death Penalty welcomed, but abolition needed

Amnesty International welcomed today's new legislation under which the Supreme Court would review all death penalty verdicts in China but urged the authorities to abolish the death penalty once and...

Brazil: Ongoing killings in Brazil's poorer communities

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and Children's rights continue to be slain in Rio de Janeiro, with little or no reaction from the authorities. Sixty-four-year-old Alice da...

Worldwide: Amnesty issues call to bloggers to stand up for freedom ahead of world meeting on future of the internet

Amnesty International today (27 October) issued a ‘Call to Bloggers’, asking them to get online and stand up for freedom of expression on the internet. The organisation says this is a critical time...