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Nepal: Mass arrests condemned

Crackdown on civil society ahead of elections - joint statement by Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch The Nepali government arrested more than 100...

China: Fear for safety as prominent lawyer survives attack

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has survived an apparent attempt on his life which he believes was instigated by the authorities, Amnesty International said yesterday (10 January). In recent months...

Thailand: Katherine Horton killing, concern at death sentences

Amnesty International expressed its concern at the sentencing to death in Thailand today of Wichai Somkhaoyai and Bualoi Posit for the rape and murder of the British national Katherine Horton on New...

UK: Mozart Birthday Concert Fundraiser

There's a chance to raise money for Amnesty International and Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) while enjoying world-class musicians in a concert to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth...

USA: Schwarzenegger should grant clemency for 76-year-old wheelchair-user with suspected brain damage facing execution

Amnesty International is calling on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to a seriously ill man with possible brain damage facing execution on Tuesday 17 January, the day after...

Sri Lanka: Concern over escalation of violence

Amnesty International is appealing to all parties to halt the killings, abductions and "disappearances" being reported daily from the north and east of Sri Lanka. Over one hundred people including...

EU: EU must take its head out of the sand over abuses in the 'War on terror'

(Brussels/Vienna, 13 January 2006) One of the main challenges for the Austrian Presidency is to reaffirm the primacy of human rights inside and outside EU borders, said Amnesty International in its...

USA: Guantánamo, new torture testimony released as fourth 'anniversary' of illegal detentions marked

Former British detainee Moazzam Begg issues fresh condemnation Amnesty International has today (11 January 2006) published new torture testimony from Guantánamo Bay to mark the fourth 'anniversary' of...

Scotland: Kenny Richey is remembered at the Scottish Parliament on Burn’s Night

While Scotland celebrates the birthday of its favourite poet, performers will also be remembering Kenny Richey, the Scottish man on Death Row in the USA for the last 19 years. Tomorrow also marks the...

Egypt: Amnesty International opposes deportation of Sudanese nationals and seeks inquiry into killings of protesters

Amnesty International has urged thousands of its members around the world to appeal to the Egyptian government against the deportation of more than 650 Sudanese nationals, some of whom are reported to...