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Pakistan: Shooting of Brit shows 'even on death row someone accused of blasphemy is not safe'

The shooting of a 70-year old British man on death row in Pakistan today shows the complete failure of Pakistani authorities to provide adequate protection for prisoners sentenced under the country

Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes inquest into army 'death squad" killings

Amnesty International has welcomed the granting of new inquests into the deaths of Patrick McVeigh and Daniel Rooney, killed in drive-by shootings in Belfast in 1972, allegedly by undercover soldie

Chad: Proposed anti-gay law will fuel homophobia

A draft bill going through parliament in Chad will fuel homophobia and be a major backwards step for human rights in the country if passed into law, Amnesty International said today.

Syria: new call from 39 organisations for civilian protection

#WithSyria coalition launches new campaign after multiple UN Security Council failures

China: Life sentence for Uighur academic condemned

The life sentence handed down by a Chinese court to prominent Uighur academic Ilham Tohti on charges of “separatism” is an affront to justice, Amnesty International said today.

China: Booming torture trade revealed in new report

Industry has more than quadrupled in the last decade