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UK/EU: New report giving 'real reasons' for asylum welcomed

Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director, Stephen Bowen, said: 'We welcome this report, showing the real reasons why people seek asylum: persecution, violence and often fear for their lives. 'It is...

Peru: Government must free innocent prisoners

In a new report, the organisation calls on the Peruvian government to guarantee that all those wrongly accused of crimes of 'terrorism' will be immediately and unconditionally released. Their criminal...

Egypt: Love is a human right - Amnesty International calls for end to persecution of gay men

Amnesty International is concerned that the Egyptian authorities are pursuing a policy of systematic persecution of men perceived to be gay. There have been scores of arrests of men in clubs, in bars...

Jamaica: Four more killings bear hallmarks of police execution

Amnesty International is gravely concerned that the killings bear the hallmark of extrajudicial executions. The CMU has been implicated in numerous allegations of human rights violations since its...

Israel/OT: Amnesty International staff denied access to Gaza, 'waivers' condemned

Earlier today Amnesty International's delegation refused to sign the waiver and was thus barred from entering the territory. Amnesty International said: 'The organisation is categorically opposed to...

Iraq: Comprehensive approach to justice urgently needed

This follows the United States (US) announcement of the possible establishment of a special court to bring to justice those responsible for past crimes against Iraqis. According to reports, the court...

Iraq: Amnesty International delegates discover mass grave

'It is essential that effective and prompt investigations take place into all mass graves and disappearances if those responsible for human rights abuses are to be brought to justice,' said Amnesty...

Jamaica: Yet more injustice when police shoot to kill

Along with the Braeton Seven, the killing of Patrick Genius is one of the most compelling cases of possible unlawful killing by members of the Jamaican Constabulary Force known to Amnesty...

Lebanon: Political prisoners tortured to 'confess'

Political prisoners in Lebanon have been tortured into confessing to al-Qa'ida membership and that of other terrorist organisations, according to a new Amnesty International report published today (7...

USA: Guantánamo Bay releases - all should now be charged or released, UK should act

The human rights organisation also called on the UK government to now intervene decisively and press for clear 'charge or release' action concerning the British nationals being held at the Camp Delta...