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Russia: New report exposes torture in police detention

The Russian government is failing to stop the torture of suspects in police detention in Russia, said Amnesty International today (22 Nov), as it published a new report on how law-enforcement and...

Cymru: Nid yw dynion go iawn yn taro merched: dynion sy’n aelodau o’r cynulliad yn sefyll i atal trais yn erbyn merched

Ar 22 Tachwedd, mae Amnest Rhyngwladol ac Unsain yn dod â dynion sy’n aelodau o’r Cynulliad at ei gilydd i fynegi eu cefnogaeth i’r ymgyrch i roi terfyn ar drais yn erbyn merched. Wrth sefyll ar...

UK: 42% of young people know girls whose boyfriends have hit them - new survey

40% know girls whose boyfriends have coerced or pressured them to have sex A new ICM survey commissioned by the Find out about Amnesty's Women's rights's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's...

Pôl ICM – nifer brawychus o ferched a gwragedd ifanc yn dioddef gan drais

MAE 40% O BOBL IFANC YN ADNABOD MERCHED SYDD WEDI CAEL EU HANNOG NEU EU GORFODI GAN EU CARIADON I GAEL RHYW – AROLWG NEWYDD MAE 42% YN ADNABOD MERCHED Y MAE EU CARIADON WEDI’U TARO Mae Arolwg ICM...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty Northern Ireland comment on findings of new survey

A new ICM survey commissioned by the End Violence Against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights campaign (EVAW) has found that 42% of young people know girls whose boyfriends have...

Lebanon: Evidence of grave human rights violations in Israel-Hizbullah conflict

Amnesty International today (Tues 21 Nov) issued a fresh call for a comprehensive and independent UN-led inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law committed during this year's Israel...

ICM Poll - shocking numbers of girls and young Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights suffer violence

40% OF YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW GIRLS WHOSE BOYFRIENDS HAVE COERCED OR PRESSURISED THEM INTO SEX - NEW SURVEY 42% KNOW GIRLS WHOSE BOYFRIENDS HAVE HIT THEM ICM Survey Also Shows That Majority Of Young People...

Sudan: Urgent need for effective peacekeeping to protect civilians

The Government of Sudan agreed "in principle" to a "hybrid operation" of UN and AU peacekeepers in Darfur in a meeting in Addis Ababa with the African Union, the United Nations, representatives of...

NI: Amnesty cautions PSNI on stun gun proposals

Amnesty International today restated their opposition to PSNI proposals to introduce 50,000-volt electro-shock Tasers, as it made its submission to a police consultation (which closes on Monday 20th...

UK/Pakistan: Leeds man on death row in Pakistan - Amnesty welcomes commutation of death sentence

In reaction to the news that British man Mirza Tahir Hussain has had his death sentence in Pakistan commuted to a life sentence today (16 November) Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim...