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Russia: Anti-gay 'propaganda law' is assault on freedom of expression

Russia’s Parliament has backed a bill which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors” in a move that will restrict fundamental human rights and is in breach of the country’s international...

Afghan talks: warning of 'future Malalas' if women's rights traded away to Taleban

‘As we’ve seen with Malala Yousufzai … the Taleban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan are fiercely hostile to women’s rights’ - Kate Allen Commenting on talks being hosted today by the Prime Minister...

Investigation needed over claims Greek police hid torture with 'Photoshopped' images

The Greek authorities must investigate accusations of torture after mugshots of four bank-robbery suspects were doctored apparently to remove signs of injury, Amnesty International said today. On...

Mali: New briefing reveals evidence of summary killings of civilians

‘Many people are genuinely afraid of being arrested, or worse, by the military’ - Gaëtan Mootoo The Malian army has committed serious human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian...

Gael Garcia Bernal backs Amnesty's call for an end to impunity

The film star Gael Garcia Bernal has backed Amnesty International’s call for an end to impunity for human rights abuses in South America. Gael García Bernal stars in the Oscar-nominated film ‘No’...

Chad: Justice needed for opposition leader who 'disappeared' five years ago

The continuing mystery over the fate and whereabouts of opposition politician Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh who was detained five years ago demonstrates the failure of Chad to deliver justice and end...

Today - film star Gael Garcia Bernal takes part in live Q&A ahead of UK launch of Oscar-nominated film 'NO'

Gael García Bernal, the star of the Oscar-nominated film ‘NO’, will take part in a Q and A with Amnesty International to be broadcast live on YouTube at 3.45pm today (31 January 2013), ahead of the...

Scores on hunger strike in Yemeni prison after '15-year-old' boy sentenced to death

Conditions in the jail are ‘truly appalling’ - Philip Luther Amnesty International has expressed concern at the situation in a Yemeni prison where scores of Children's rights are on hunger strike to...

Pussy Riot videos ban is further illustration of Russia's clampdown on free expression

A Russian court’s decision to uphold a ban on videos of Pussy Riot’s protest performance in a Moscow cathedral last year highlights the escalating clampdown on freedom of expression in the country...

Kenya: Stalled political reform is a risk to elections

Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are properly prepared ahead of polls this March, Amnesty International said in...