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Egypt: 'Agenda' for human rights published

End to State of Emergency called for, and no more arbitrary detention, torture or unfair trials Trafalgar Square solidarity demo on Saturday Amnesty International has this evening urged the Egyptian...

UAE: Former teacher detained after expressing support for Egyptian and Tunisian demonstrators

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the United Arab Emirates to disclose the whereabouts and legal status of a man arrested apparently for expressing support for demonstrators in...

'Day of solidarity and defiance' mass rally supporting peaceful protesters in Egypt and wider region

SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, 12-2pm TV link with Egypt, social media photo uploads, live tweeting via #feb12Global Thousands of Amnesty International supporters, Egyptian activists...

Libya: writer detained after protest call

A Libyan writer and political commentator arrested last week and accused of a driving offence appears to have been targeted for calling for peaceful protests in the country, Amnesty International said...

Indonesia: Government must act now to protect rights of Ahmadis after mob butchers three

Amnesty International has urged the Indonesian government to investigate the killings of three members of a religious minority group by a mob on the island of Java this weekend. The killings occurred...

Chad: Children's rights as young as 13 fight in armed conflict

Boys as young as 13 are being used as soldiers in the Chadian national army and armed groups, said Amnesty International today [10 February]. In its new report “A compromised future: The plight of...

'Tortured' British man in Iraq faces trial tomorrow

‘One of the best things the UK could do for my husband is send an observer to his trial’ - wife A British man is set to stand trial in Iraq on terrorism charges tomorrow (9 February) amid claims that...

Swiss authorities must detain President George W. Bush and open criminal investigation into responsibility for torture, say Amnesty

Amnesty International today called on the Swiss authorities to open a criminal investigation against former US President George W. Bush in light of his expected visit to the country on 12 February...

Egypt: Google employee detained and at risk of torture

Amnesty International today warned that Wael Ghuneim, Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, is facing a serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment by Egyptian security...

Amnesty International staff released but Egyptian activists still detained

Two members of an Amnesty International fact-finding team were among five human rights workers and journalists freed by Egyptian military police late on Friday night after a day and half in detention...