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UK: FCO Human Rights Report reveals weak controls on arms sales to Libya and other countries

Amnesty International today (31 March) welcomed the publication of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Human Rights Report 2011. But the organisation warned that the report reveals...

Belarus urged to release election protesters after student convicted

Amnesty International has demanded the release of a Belarusian student sentenced for taking part in a post-election protest - the third similar conviction in the past week. Nicola Duckworth of Amnesty...

Burma: New government installed today

As the new government is installed in Burma today, Donna Guest, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific Deputy Director said: "The new government should take immediate action to stop human rights...

Syria: president's speech is missed opportunity and 'snub' to protesters

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has missed a crucial opportunity to lift the country’s repressive state of emergency in a key speech today amid ongoing protests, Amnesty International has said. The...

China: Prominent blogger missing

The Chinese authorities must reveal the whereabouts of a political blogger and commentator who has not been seen since Sunday and is believed to be detained, Amnesty International said today. Chinese...

Ivory Coast: Thousands of civilians caught up in fighting

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Ivory Coast (UNOCI) must urgently protect thousands of displaced people sheltering in a Catholic mission in the west of the country amid fierce fighting, said...

Libya: Report reveals Gaddafi loyalists have 'disappeared' opponents, including Children's rights

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have carried out a spate of enforced disappearances in an attempt to crush growing opposition to his rule, Amnesty International said today (28 March...

War crimes arrests: Controversial clause in tomorrow's policing bill risks making UK 'soft' on war crimes and torture

‘Even Libyan government officials might escape justice in the UK’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is calling for controversial measures in a new policing bill due to be debated tomorrow (30 March)...

Libya: Iman al-Obeidi's rape allegations must be properly investigated

‘Iman al-Obeidi’s allegations are stomach-churning’ - Malcolm Smart The Libyan authorities must thoroughly investigate the case of a woman who said she had been raped by forces loyal to Colonel...

USA: 'extreme disappointment' at Supreme Court decision in Troy Davis death row case

Amnesty International has reacted with dismay to a major setback for Troy Davis, the 42-year-old man on death row in the US state of Georgia. Today the US Supreme Court’s rejected his appeal against a...