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Press releases in 2012

South Sudan: Security forces committing 'horrific acts of violence' against civilians - New report

Children's rights as young as 18 months have been targeted during disarmament operation South Sudanese security forces have carried out acts of torture, shootings and sexual violence against civilians...

Murder of Maldives MP earlier today condemned

Amnesty International has condemned the murder of an MP in the Maldives, as political turmoil continues to escalate in the country. Dr Afrasheem Ali was stabbed to death outside his home in the...

New photojournalism category added to Amnesty's young human rights reporter of the year competition

NEW PHOTOJOURNALISM CATEGORY ADDED TO AMNESTY’S YOUNG HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION Amnesty International UK today formally launched the 2013 Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year...

Six Bahraini medics arrested day after appeals rejected

The medical staff are considered to be prisoners of conscience Six medical staff - whose prison sentences for their role in last year's pro-reform uprising in Bahrain were upheld yesterday - have been...

Egypt: Morsi needs to end army and police impunity- two new reports

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights protesters in particular have been singled out for abuse by the military President Mohamed Morsi should tackle the bloody legacy of police...