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Sudan: Historic ICC referral welcome but dismay at US efforts to undermine court

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: "The ICC provides the best chance we have of justice for Darfur - an opportunity for the world to show that it has the means and the will to combat...

Brazil: 30 murdered by Rio death squad

Reports indicate that the victims were indiscriminately shot by a group of men from a moving car, in Rio’s Baixada Fluminense area. According to reports, the Rio state Secretary for Public Security...

Israel/Occupied Territories: New report reveals misery of Palestinian Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's lives under occupation

The human rights organisation is calling on Israel to lift blockades and restrictions in the Occupied Territories and to ensure prompt passage and access to adequate medical facilities for pregnant...

Zimbabwe: Fresh warning that free and fair elections impossible amid human rights violations

During a research trip to Zimbabwe last month, Amnesty International delegates gathered evidence of continued government intimidation and arrest of opposition candidates and supporters, manipulation...

UN Commission on human rights must act on Nepal test case

Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan said: "Responsibility to avoid selectivity and double standards rests with each member. "Each member that calls on the Commission to address some...

Sudan: Refer crimes to ICC but grant no immunity, says Amnesty

But the organisation warned of a dangerous precedent that could be set if peacekeepers from states that have not ratified the Rome Statute are granted immunity. Amnesty's call came as the House of...

Kenya: Foreign agents conducting secret 'war on terror' interrogations in Kenya's 'crackdown' on terrorism

The allegations are made in a new report published by Amnesty International today (23 March), which looks at human rights violations committed as part of Kenya’s ‘crackdown’ on terrorism since...

Serbia and Montenegro: Failure to deal with legacy of war crimes condemned in new report

While welcoming steps towards fulfilling some of SCG’s human rights commitments, Amnesty International is concerned that limited progress in many areas such as full cooperation with the...

UK: International Arts competition launched to commemorate executed writer Ken Saro-Wiwa

Ken Livingstone, Anita Roddick and Ken Wiwa (Ken Saro-Wiwa’s son) will be launching a ground-breaking public art initiative at a fundraising event featuring prominent writers, activists, musicians...

Cuba: Two years after crackdown, prisoners confined to tiny cells and beaten

Prison guards reportedly stamped on the neck of Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta, causing him to pass out during a beating last November while he was handcuffed. Another man, Luis Enrique Ferrer Garcia, was...