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Tunisia: blogger faces military trial for criticising hospital staff

Amnesty International is calling for charges to be dropped against a blogger due to stand trial for criticising staff at a military hospital in Tunisia. The blogger, Hakim Ghanmi, is set to stand...

China: OFMDFM must take opportunity of Chinese new leadership to raise human rights

Ahead of their visit this week to China, Amnesty International has called on the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the country - including a...

Annual report 2013: Failure to address conflict situations creating a global underclass of refugees

Global inaction on human rights is making the world an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants, Amnesty International said today (Thursday 23 May) as it launched its annual assessment...

Ukraine: 'Shameful' decision to ban first ever Kiev gay Pride march with two days to go

Just days before the Ukrainian capital Kiev was due to host its first-ever Pride march, a city court has banned the event in what Amnesty International called a shameful about-face that tramples on...

Guantanamo: new online petition targets Obama ahead of major security speech

Appeal to White House comes as hunger strike heightens concerns for remaining detainees Ahead of a scheduled speech later today from US President Barack Obama on Guantánamo and security issues...

Annual Report 2013: Highlights failures in Northern Ireland to deal with the past

Amnesty International’s global annual report is a country-by country survey of the human rights record for 2012 of 159 individual countries and territories, including Northern Ireland. Amnesty...

Syria: fears for prominent human rights lawyer abducted at weekend

A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went missing at the weekend after an apparent abduction is at grave risk of abuse, Amnesty International has said. Abdullah al-Khalil, who became head of the...

Saudi Arabia: six executed, including five Yemenis crucified outside a university

Saudi Arabia must halt a “disturbing” rise in its use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said this evening after six people were executed in the country today. Five Yemeni men were beheaded...

Guatemala: Amnesty appalled as authorities overturn historic genocide verdict

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has overturned the recent conviction and sentencing of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity – a move that has appalled...

Egypt: Fears that activist faces spurious charges in retaliation for activism

There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and have been brought in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty International said as...