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Northern Ireland schoolgirl collects award in Amnesty Internationals Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition

Belfast schoolgirl Natasha Kelly has collected the runner-up award in Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition. The UK-wide competition reached its climax recently...

China: Tiananmen 22 years on, the repressive patterns continue

It has been 22 years since the People’s Liberation Army fired on peaceful protesters in Beijing and other cities, killing hundreds, if not thousands, of students and other ordinary people who had...

Burma: prisoners kept in 'dog cages' after protests

The Burmese authorities must stop forcing prisoners into cells designed for military dogs, Amnesty International said today, after it emerged that the practice is being used as punishment against...

Bahrain: human rights briefing

In a new briefing today, Amnesty International said that serious human rights violations continue to be committed in Bahrain. These include: Arrests Following the declaration of the state of emergency...

Amnesty International team back from Libya available for interview

Two Amnesty International expert researchers have recently returned to London from Libya and are available for interview. Donatella Rovera is Amnesty International's Senior Crisis Response Adviser and...

Syria: authorities must release all prisoners of conscience under its 'amnesty'

Amnesty International has called on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to fully implement a “general amnesty” by immediately freeing all prisoners of conscience, including those detained because of...

FTSE 100 Vedanta's toxic sludge from red mud pond: A 'Toxic Timebomb' threatening rural Indian communities

Video material and pics available - see notes to editors for details Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during...

Amnesty International criticises time limit for Smithwick Tribunal

Amnesty International has criticised today’s decision by the Dáil to instruct the Smithwick Tribunal to provide an interim report to the Dáil by 30 June and to complete its work by 30 November. The...