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UAE: torture fears for prominent economist arrested this week and held in secret detention

Family of former ‘UAE 5’ detainee Dr Nasser bin Ghaith have no information on his whereabouts

EU border agency figures show scale of 'refugee crisis'

Theresa May should drop ‘tough’ rhetoric and focus on ‘how UK can save lives’ during her Calais visit tomorrow

Iran: Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian should be released immediately

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of the Iranian-American Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian who is awaiting a verdict after a deeply-flawed espionage trial.

Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have left a 'bloody trail of civilian death' - new report

With nearly 2,000 civilian deaths, all parties may have committed war crimes

UN must urgently address accountability for abuses by peacekeepers

The UN must review the oversight of its peacekeeping operations, Amnesty International said ahead of today’s Security Council meeting called to discuss allegations of sexual abuse in the Cent

Paraguay: 11-year-old rape survivor gives birth after access to abortion denied

Reports that an 11-year-old girl has given birth today after becoming pregnant as a result of repeated rape, allegedly by her step father, are a tragic reminder of the urgent need for Paraguay to r

Azerbaijan: Husband and wife activists jailed after European Games protest

An activist who called for a boycott of the European Games on human rights grounds has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years today, and her husband for seven, in a move that reveals the ongo

Egyptian president to sign 'draconian' counter-terrorism law today

‘This new law will become yet another tool for the authorities to crush all forms of dissent’ - Said Boumedouha

Edinburgh Fringe: Amnesty announces Freedom Of Expression Award longlist

‘The Edinburgh Fringe Festival programme proves once again that human rights are right at the heart of the arts’ - Naomi McAuliffe