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Zimbabwe: Prominent human rights lawyer must be released immediately

Prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa must be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said after she was denied bail in a court appearance today. Mtetwa was arrested on...

Bosco Ntaganda 'hands himself in' at US Embassy in Rwanda - Amnesty experts available for interview

Amid reports Bosco Ntaganda, leader of a notorious armed group the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has handed himself over to the US Embassy in Rwanda, Amnesty International has experts...

World leaders should show some backbone and not waste historic chance to control Arms

UK has key role to play in vital talks Spokesperson available on request The time has come for world leaders to address the poorly regulated global Arms that fuels grave human rights abuses of tens of...

Indonesia: First execution in four years prompts fears for Britons on death row

The first execution in Indonesia in more than four years is a shocking and regressive step, Amnesty International said today as it urged the government not to follow through on promises to put more...

Nobel peace Laureates press Obama on Arms Treaty

US President Barack Obama must take the lead in securing a strong global Arms Treaty, a group of 18 Nobel Peace Prize winners said in an open letter delivered to their fellow laureate at the White...

Syria: Government indiscriminately bombing civilians, opposition abuses 'escalating' - new briefings

Nine government cluster bombs used on housing estate earlier this month Opposition forces are dumping bodies in a ‘hole of death’ in Damascus Within the past fortnight Syrian government forces have...

Vince Cable's grandson on longlist for Amnesty award

United Kingdom’s top young journalists and photographers named Amnesty International today unveiled the top ten in each of the categories for its Young Human Rights Reporter competition. Around 2,500...

Sudan: Judges to be trained to carry out amputations

Amnesty International today called for an immediate halt to amputations as punishment in Sudan after the country’s Deputy Chief Justice threatened to train judges to cut off convicted criminals’ hands...

East Timor: Journalists at risk of imprisonment for exposing corruption

All charges must be dropped against two Timorese journalists facing prison sentences for exposing alleged corruption in their country’s judicial system, Amnesty International said. A court in East...