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China Human Rights Briefing April 26-May 1, 2013 Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Police Torture Activists Involved in Anti-Corruption Campaign Film Documents Torture, Other Abuses in...

Last month, we asked for your help to release three women being held hostage in Papua New Guinea accused of ‘sorcery’ . We were deeply concerned for their safety, following the beheading days earlier of teacher and women’s rights...

Tweet Update, 9pm: possible stay of execution . We've just heard great news that the Mississippi Supreme Court have issued a stay of execution for Willie Manning. Thank you for taking action. We'll share more detailed information once...

We’ve had a busy first few months of 2013, including our celebrations of the 40 year anniversary of the first ever Urgent Action being issued at Amnesty. We have also sent out over 100 Urgent Action cases already this year, which is a...

Everyone loves a bit of tea and cake, yes? That was one of the main reasons we came up with AmnesTea - a fundraising event that's endlessly changeable depending on what you'd like to do! The pun for a name was a bonus, of course. So I...