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Saudi Arabia: execution of seven men today 'an act of sheer brutality'

Audio of telephone interview with two of the men hours before execution is available The execution earlier today of seven men in Saudi Arabia after they were allegedly forced to “confess” to charges...

Arms Treaty: World's major powers responsible for half of annual global Arms

Arms supplied by the world’s major powers are among those contributing to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and blighting the livelihoods of millions of people every year, Amnesty...

Iraq: A decade of abuses detailed in new report

Ten years after the US-led invasion ended the brutal rule of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses, including attacks on civilians, torture of detainees, unfair...

Saudi Arabia: two jailed activists named prisoners of conscience

Sentences come on eve of visit of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall The sentencing of two human rights activists to five and 10 years’ imprisonment in Saudi Arabia is yet another stain...

Saudi Arabia: human rights briefing

Ahead of a visit from the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Saudi Arabia on 11 March as part of a nine-day tour of the region, Amnesty International released the following briefing...

Zimbabwe: Prominent human rights defender hunted down through the media

An alert issued last night by the Zimbabwe police on state television which implied a prominent human rights defender, Jestina Mukoko, was on the run from the law is a new low in the recent crackdown...

Government warned that efforts on Afghan women have been 'only a drop in the ocean'

*New campaign launched ahead of Women’s Day Ahead of International Women’s Day, Amnesty International has launched a new campaign on women’s rights in Afghanistan, with a call on the UK government to...

North Korea: New images show blurring of prison camps and villages

New satellite images show the North Korean government is expanding the perimeters of prison camps north of the capital Pyongyang and blurring the lines between the camps and the surrounding population...

Bangladesh: Wave of violent attacks against Hindu minority

A wave of violent attacks against Bangladesh’s minority Hindu community shows the urgent need for the authorities to provide them with better protection, Amnesty International said. Over the past week...

Saudi Arabia: seven convicted robbers could be executed as early as next week

*One faces crucifixion after execution *Campaigners making urgent appeals to King Abdullah Amnesty International is calling on the Saudi Arabian authorities to cancel plans for the execution of seven...