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African Union: Concrete action urgently needed to halt atrocities in Central African Republic

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council must urgently clarify its plans to deploy the new African-led peacekeeping mission to tackle the spiralling human rights and humanitarian crisis in the Central…

Turkmenistan: new report describes 'total repression' in oil-and-gas-rich country

People not socialising for fear of being reported over anti-state comments

Syria: EU leaders should 'hang heads in shame' over failure to take in refugees - new briefing

UK one of ten EU countries which has failed to resettle vulnerable Syrian refugees

India: Court ruling to re-criminalise homosexuality a 'dark day for freedom'

A ruling by India’s Supreme Court which makes consensual same-sex relations between adults a criminal offence, marks a dark day for freedom in India, Amnesty International said today.

Northern Ireland: Church child abuse reports are 'no substitute for an independent inquiry'

'It is clear that not only did the Church fail to protect children, but so did the State.' Victim of abuse

Central African Republic: Civilians in urgent need of protection

The civilian population of the Central African Republic is in urgent need of protection, Amnesty International said today from the capital Bangui, four days into the worst spate of violence in the con

Libyan authorities must investigate killing of soldier tortured to death by his own unit

The Libyan authorities must urgently investigate the death of a soldier who was tortured to death last week following ten hours of interrogation by his own army unit, said Amnesty International.

Amnesty International brings claim against UK over GCHQ surveillance

Amnesty International has today announced it has issued a claim against the UK over concerns that the organisation’s communications have been unlawfully accessed by the UK intelligence services.