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Kyrgyzstan: warning that lack of justice could fuel fresh violence - report

Failure to deliver justice for the killing, rape and torture of civilians could lead to further clashes in Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International warned today (8 June) ahead of the first anniversary of the...

Brazil: Hired gunmen threaten rural communities

Brazilian authorities must investigate acts of violence and intimidation by hired gunmen against rural workers in the north of the country, Amnesty International said today, amid ongoing threats...

Bahrain: protest poet faces imprisonment at weekend

A Bahraini poet faces possible imprisonment for reading out a poem criticising the country’s King when a military court rules on her case this Sunday. Ayat al-Qarmezi, 20, a poet and student was...

Bahrain: Fresh torture claims in medics' trial

Doctors and nurses allegedly beaten with wooden boards studded with nails The Bahraini authorities must independently investigate fresh claims that dozens of doctors and nurses on trial before a...

Louisiana, USA: 40 years in solitary for 'Angola 3' men is 'cruel and inhumane'

Case of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace must be urgently reviewed, says new report The US state of Louisiana must immediately remove two inmates from the solitary confinement they were placed in...

Cameroon: Jailed for three years for sexual orientation

Thousands of Amnesty International supporters are appealing to the authorities in Cameroon to immediately and unconditionally release a man who has been jailed for charges of homosexuality and...

UK: TPIM proposals retain many elements of control orders, warms Amnesty

Ahead of tomorrow’s second reading of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill, Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock said: “The TPIM proposals seem to have dropped...

Syria: UN must break silence after bloody weekend

Amnesty has names of 986 killed by security forces and 17 who died after torture Amnesty International has condemned Syrian authorities’ brutal treatment of protesters following one of the bloodiest...

Female soul, electronica and hip-hop artists release album for Amnesty

A roster of international female soul, electronica and hip-hop artists is donating 60% of the proceeds of a new release entitled “Untold Songs: Vol.1” to Amnesty International. The collection...

Qatar: deportation of Eman al-Obeidi is 'outrageous'

The Qatari government’s deportation to Libya of Eman al-Obeidi, who publicly accused Libyan soldiers of rape, is a violation of international law, Amnesty International said today. Eman al-Obeidi was...