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Maldives: 13 year sentence for former president 'a travesty of justice'

The conviction yesterday of the former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, on terrorism charges - after a deeply flawed and politically mo

Azerbaijan: authorities must release jailed opposition leader Ilgar Mammadov

‘Keeping an innocent man in prison is an ultimate act of disrespect for fundamental human rights’ - Denis Krivosheev

Surveillance: UK government trying to place themselves above the law

The UK government is arguing the law should be ignored after having been caught out breaking it, Amnesty International UK said today, following the latest development in a historic court case that

Regulation of UK surveillance an 'inadequate mess'

Responding to a report from the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) today, which said that the legal framework surrounding surveillance in the UK is ‘unnecessarily complicated’ an

Kincora: exclusion from UK abuse inquiry ‘missed opportunity’

“Home Secretary risks looking like she is now playing her part in a decades-long cover-up” – Patrick Corrigan

83% of Syria's lights extinguished after four years of crisis

‘In the worst-affected areas, like Aleppo, a staggering 97% of the lights have gone out’

Russia: activists threatened with charges after raising torture allegations in Boris Nemtsov case

‘To ignore serious allegations that torture was used to force confessions would make a complete mockery of Russia’s judicial system’ - John Dalhuisen