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Press releases in 2012

Despicable beheadings of two Children's rights in Afghanistan must be thoroughly investigated

Amnesty International has condemned the brutal killings of two Children's rights in separate incidents in Afghanistan as “despicable” and called for them to be thoroughly investigated. Yesterday a...

Twenty-six people executed so far this week in Iraq

Those executed included three Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights; total executed this year at almost 100 Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Iraq to halt all...

Claims that Yemeni student was tortured and held in cockroach-infested cell must be investigated

A Yemeni student who has allegedly suffered torture and detention in a cockroach-infested cell is at imminent risk of re-arrest and further mistreatment, Amnesty International is warning. Aden...

Rachel Corrie verdict highlights pattern of impunity for Israeli military

Amnesty International has condemned an Israeli court’s verdict that the government of Israel bears no responsibility in the death of Rachel Corrie, saying the verdict continues a pattern of impunity...

The Gambia: Dozens of death row prisoners remain at imminent risk of execution

At least 38 people on death row in The Gambia are at imminent risk of execution following official confirmation nine other death row inmates were executed last week and a pledge from the government...

Afghanistan: 'music party' killings condemned as a war crime

Amnesty International has condemned the brutal killing of some 17 people who took part in a music party in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province on Sunday night (26 August). According to reports...

Balkans: Thousands still missing two decades after conflicts

If I could know where my son Albion is, and if I could bury him and put a flower on his grave I would be in a better place Nesrete Kumnova , from Kosovo whose son’s body is believed to be among those...

India: Vedanta's human rights promises are 'meaningless and hollow'

Amnesty International today accused the UK-registered mining company Vedanta of attempting to “gloss over” criticisms of its poor human rights record in the East Indian state of Orissa by publishing a...

The Gambia: Execution of nine people a 'retrograde step'

Amnesty International has received credible reports that nine people were executed on Thursday 23 August in The Gambia, and that more persons are under threat of imminent executions in the coming days...

Iran must immediately release prisoner of conscience Arzhang Davoodi

Writer Arzhang Davoodi, who is facing fresh charges after being imprisoned in Iran for nearly nine years, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said. Sixty-years-old...