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Press releases in 2008

Mongolia: Call for restraint after violent protests

Amnesty calls for independent and impartial investigations into killings Amnesty International today called for restraint by both the authorities and the protesters to prevent any further deaths or...

New survey reveals alarming prevalence of domestic abuse suffered by students in Wales and confirms shocking view of sexual assault

Amnesty International and NUS Wales have today called for the Welsh Assembly Government, and Universities and Colleges in Wales to tackle violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's...

Mauritania: Amnesty exposes overcrowding and ill-treatment at 'little Guantánamo'

Under pressure from European Union, migrants face illegal arrest and collective expulsion Irregular migrants attempting to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from...

Arolwg newydd yn dangos lefel frawychus o drais yn y cartref ymhlith myfyrwyr cymru - yn cahdarnhau barn pobl ynglyn ag ymosodiad rhywuiol

Mae 64% o fyfyrwyr yn adnabod menywod sydd wedi cael eu bwrw gan eu cariad neu gymar Mae 41% yn adnabod menywod sydd wedi cael eu gorfodi neu eu gosod dan bywsedd i gael rhyw gan eu cariad neu gymar...

Amnesty International helps take human rights into the classroom

New resource to teach Children's rights about their human rights and the rights of others launches Amnesty International was on hand today (1 July 2008) at the Central Foundation Girls’ School in Mile...