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Two Birmingham school pupils make new film on world's longest-serving death row prisoner

‘45 years film’ marks Hakamada Iwao’s time on death row since 1968 Photo of 16-year-old Rohan and 17-year-old Tom available Two school pupils from Birmingham’s King Edward’s School have made a hard...

Eritrea: Rampant repression 20 years after independence - new report

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without ever being charged, many of whom are never heard from again, Amnesty International...

Equatorial Guinea: Human rights concerns ahead of elections

Serious human rights violations and denial of fundamental freedoms in Equatorial Guinea are casting a shadow over campaigning ahead of elections on May 26, Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human...

Algerian activist convicted for giving out leaflets about unemployment

Abdelkader Kherba prosecuted under controversial ‘Law 12-06 relating to Associations’ The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment is a worrying sign that...

Puerto Rico: Authorities must grasp historic chance to end homophobia

Puerto Rico’s lawmakers have a historic opportunity to end discrimination against the island’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) people with a pair of bills due for debate this...

Failure to deal with Northern Ireland's past criticised at United Nations

Failure to deal with the legacy of past human rights abuses in Northern Ireland will be criticised strongly before the United Nations. The criticism of the failure of the United Kingdom and Northern...

Nicaragua: Authorities must support law protecting women from violence

The Nicaraguan authorities must guarantee the full implementation of a landmark law that defines crimes of violence against women, Amnesty International said today. The new Integral Law against...

Italy: Supreme Court strikes down anti-Roma policy for good

Italy’s Supreme Court yesterday declared an anti-Roma policy - the so-called “Nomad emergency” - unlawful and unfounded, a move Amnesty International has hailed as a key victory in the struggle to end...

Belarus: Europe's 'sole executioner'sentences homeless Ukrainian man to death

The Belarusian authorities must stop the execution of a homeless man who was sentenced to death for murder earlier this week, Amnesty International said today. T he man, originally from Ukraine who...

El Salvador: Authorities must allow termination to save young woman's life

The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a ruling from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights this week by providing a seriously ill young woman with a life-saving termination...