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Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need to do more to prevent their operations from leading to human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today in a new report. Posted: 19 Jun 2013

The Romanian authorities betray thousands of their citizens through broken promises and total disregard of their right to adequate housing, Amnesty International said in a new report published today on forced evictions in the country. Posted: 18 Jun 2013

Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 17 Jun 2013

A new report from Amnesty International has revealed that the Spanish authorities are routinely failing to investigate crimes committed during the Civil War and Franco period. Posted: 17 Jun 2013

Zimbabwes government must ensure there is no repeat of the violence that marred the presidential elections in 2008, Amnesty International warned today as the countrys leaders publicly disputed the date the 2013 vote should be held. Posted: 13 Jun 2013

Amnesty international has warned that the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan latest intervention in the countrys protest situation is nothing short of a provocation. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

A Yemeni man held at Guantnamo has become the third person to seek victim status in an ongoing investigation by the Polish Prosecutors Office into Polands involvement in the US-led rendition and secret detention programmes. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

The Bangladeshi governments failure to address the contentious issue of land rights in the eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts region, has left tens of thousands landless and fostered a cycle of violent clashes between Pahari Indigenous people and Bengali settlers, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

Amnesty International UK has announced the winners of its prestigious annual media awards 2013 for human rights journalism. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

Guantnamo detainee Abu Zubaydah thought to have been waterboarded in Poland Posted: 12 Jun 2013

The Iranian authorities have intensified a human rights clampdown ahead of the countrys presidential election this Friday, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. Posted: 12 Jun 2013

Amnesty International issued a stark warning to the Turkish authorities today begin meaningful talks with activists or risk a serious escalation of violence Posted: 11 Jun 2013

New satellite imagery and eyewitness testimonies from rebel-held areas in Sudans Blue Nile State show that Sudanese military forces have resorted to brutal scorched earth tactics to drive out the civilian population, Amnesty International revealedin a report published today. Posted: 10 Jun 2013

Amnesty International has called on the PSNI to ensure that security and policing arrangements fully respect the freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly of demonstrators during this year's G8 summit in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Posted: 10 Jun 2013

Civilians are among dozens of people who have been tortured, killed and disappeared, including while in detention, since the launch of the French armys intervention in the country five months ago, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published today. Posted: 7 Jun 2013

The hefty fine imposed on a civil society organisation in Russia today is further evidence of the Russian governments determination to curtail the freedom of association and free speech in the country, Amnesty International said this evening. Posted: 6 Jun 2013

Amnesty International UK will be announcing the winners of its prestigious annual media awards 2013 for human rights journalism at 10pm on Tuesday 11 June. Posted: 6 Jun 2013

William Hagues commitment to tackling impunity for sexual violence will face a fresh challenge this week when he comes face to face with the Colombian President in London. Posted: 6 Jun 2013

The Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan should refuse to sign into law a draconian new bill that would formalise discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and cause serious damage to civil liberties in the country, ten Nigerian and international human rights groups said today. Posted: 5 Jun 2013

No woman should be denied life-saving medical treatment including abortion if necessary Amnesty International said, after the Salvadoran authorities waited for weeks before taking action to save the life of a seriously-ill pregnant woman. Posted: 5 Jun 2013