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Vietnam: Ailing priest sent to jail

Amnesty International has urged the Vietnamese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a Catholic priest who was returned to prison yesterday while on parole to treat serious health...

Nigeria: Security forces break in random killing following bomb blast

Authorities in Nigeria must immediately put a stop to unlawful killings by security forces, said Amnesty International after at least 23 people were killed by police following a bomb blast on Saturday...

Saudi Arabia: Proposed anti-terror law would strangle peaceful protest

Organisation issues warning after obtaining leaked copy of law A draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law obtained by Amnesty International would allow the authorities to prosecute peaceful dissent as a...

Gambia: Hundreds disappeared, killed and tortured- New report

Gambia must act to improve the deteriorating human rights situation across the country, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. “Climate of Fear Continues: Enforced disappearances...

Iran: new video shows public execution of three men - hanged on top of buses

Your browser does not have the necessary plugin to display this content. * Images reminder of ‘horror’ of penalty, say campaigners * Onlookers included Children's rights New video footage of a public...

Final Hague war crimes suspect arrested

Goran Hadzic, the only remaining suspect wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, was arrested today in Serbia on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in...

Syria: Brazil, India and South Africa lobbied to suport UN resolution

Amnesty International is calling on the governments of Brazil, India and South Africa to support a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning human rights abuses in Syria. The organisation...

Somalia: Children's rights recruited as child soldiers, denied education, killed in attacks - New report

Children's rights in Somalia are being recruited as child soldiers, denied access to education and killed or injured in indiscriminate attacks carried out in densely populated areas, according to a...

India: Orissa high court rejects Vedanta refinery expansion

Amnesty International has urged the Indian authorities to order the immediate clean-up of an alumina refinery in the state of Orissa, following a high court decision to reject plans for its expansion...

Iraq: execution of former Saddam officials should be halted

81 death sentences reportedly approved by President The Iraqi authorities should halt the imminent execution of five senior officials under former president Saddam Hussain, Amnesty International said...