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Nigeria: Bundu shooting must be investigated

The Nigerian government must set up an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the use of firearms by security forces that left at least one person dead and 12 seriously injured at Bundu...

NGOs demand justice for Northern Ireland torture victims

Amnesty International and British Irish RIGHTS WATCH today urged UK authorities not to forget victims of torture in Northern Ireland, following the release of a new Guardian film by Ian Cobain. The...

Keane drummer hits rights beat to help launch Amnesty's new education pack at Crystal Palace School

Richard Hughes, drummer with the hugely popular British band Keane, was on hand to help pupils at Harris Academy Crystal Palace launch Amnesty International’s new education pack, entitled A Matter of...

USA: Call for 'only executioner in the Americas' to end use of death penalty

* World Day Against the Death Penalty (Sunday 10 October) sees renewed campaign to spare man on death row in Georgia, USA * Keane drummer Richard Hughes to launch new death penalty education pack *...

Serbia: Roma Children's rights and pregnant Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights left homeless after forcible eviction in Belgrade

Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to stop forced evictions after Roma families, including 17 Children's rights and one pregnant woman, were evicted from their homes in the city...

Guatemala: President's move to veto death penalty welcomed

On the eve of World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International has welcomed President Álvaro Colom’s public commitment to veto proposed legislation that would lead to the reapplication of...

China: Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize win puts spotlight on China's human rights violations

Amnesty International spokesperson available for interview Amnesty International today called on the Chinese authorities to release all prisoners of conscience detained in the country after imprisoned...

Ozzy Osbourne records 'How?' to mark 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has recorded a new version of John Lennon’s “How?” to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of John Lennon on Saturday 9 October. The song, released worldwide exclusively on...

Institutional child abuse victims meet in Belfast

Amnesty and abuse survivors unite to call for an inquiry The largest gathering yet of Northern Ireland victims of institutional child abuse will take place in Belfast today (Thursday 7 October) at a...

Ethiopia: Release of opposition leader welcome

Amnesty International welcomes the release of opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Birtukan Mideksa by the Ethiopian government. The leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Party...