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Jan 21 2015 11:47AM
Jailed for a miscarriage - our urgent action to free Guadalupe

Update: 9am, 22 January 2015 Last night, the Salvadorean parliament voted in favour of Guadalupe's pardon. Guadalupe won, by just one vote . This is is fantastic news, and sets a brilliant precedent for the other women criminalised by...

Jan 20 2015 2:42PM
Why aren't UK ministers manning the free speech barricades for Raif Badawi?

After the horror of the Charlie Hebdo attack, world leaders have queued up to condemn the atrocity and voice their support for liberty and free speech. Prime Minister David Cameron was as forthright as any, quickly calling the attack...

Jan 17 2015 10:31AM
The story behind the Boko Haram satellite images

This week we released satellite images that show the impact of a horrific Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria last week. The images, combined with several testimonies, provide shocking evidence of how the conflict is dramatically...

Jan 13 2015 4:37PM
Zimbabwe: plus ca change...

President Mugabe, his wife Grace and family are on holiday. As usual, they are spending time in Singapore in some luxury. Back home Zimbabweans are struggling to keep body and soul together . Businesses have closed at a rate of knots...

Jan 12 2015 1:52PM
The sin of torture and Guantánamo Bay

Written by Jason D. Wright, Esq., a US Army veteran and human rights advocate. Disclaimer: The following article reflects the opinions of Jason Wright and not Amnesty International. The opening principles of the Universal Declaration...