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British man's two-and-a-half-year plight in detention in Iraq denounced as 'politically-motivated'

Ramze Shihab Amhed has already had eight trials and says he was tortured while in secret detention Amnesty International is calling for the release of a British man who has been detained in Iraq for...

LGBT people's rights in Ukraine under threat after Kiev's first ever pride cancelled

The Ukrainian authorities should take action to protect the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and ensure they are able to exercise their human rights without fear of...

UK Government faces tough questions after intervention to aid Shell in US court case on human rights abuses in Niger Delta

The UK Government is facing a series of difficult questions after it surfaced that it has chosen to intervene on behalf of Royal Dutch Shell in a major US court case brought against the oil giant by...

Human rights in Afghanistan- Amnesty briefing for the 2012 NATO summit

At the 25th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Chicago, USA, on this coming Sunday and Monday, 20-21 May, the NATO Alliance is expected to consolidate plans for its future...

Palestinian journalist deported from Syria tells of torture ordeal

‘The hospital was … not a hospital, but a slaughterhouse’ - Salameh Kaileh A prominent journalist has told Amnesty International how Syrian government forces tortured and detained him in deplorable...

Mali's worst human rights situation in 50 years, warns Amnesty

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence including rape...

Azerbaijan: call for Eurovision hunger strikers to be released 'immediately'

Seventeen Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience must be released immediately, Amnesty International said as 11 of the people jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year, launched a...

Investigation into abuses against Palestinian hunger strikers called for

Responding to the deal which sees 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspending a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions, Amnesty...

Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of Eurovision

Azerbaijan must immediately halt the police use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, Amnesty International said after two separate peaceful protests were broken up by police in the capital...

Northern Ireland: Political parties unite to combat Human Trafficking

Launch of All Party Group on Human Trafficking Today Assembly efforts to tackle Human Trafficking in Northern Ireland have stepped up a gear with the launch of the All Party Group on Human Trafficking...