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Amnesty International has called for a thorough investigation into the deaths of dozens of people during the recent security operation in Kingston, Jamaica to arrest an alleged drug dealer. Amnesty...

Torture in 111 countries, free speech curbs in 96, unfair trials in 55, prisoners of conscience in 48 Three deaths of security force members in Northern Ireland, mixed progress on historical public...

Torture in 111 countries, free speech curbs in 96, unfair trials in 55 A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice, said Amnesty...

Amnesty launches Annual Report of human rights worldwide Torture in 111 countries, free speech curbs in 96, unfair trials in 55 The Scottish Government should make the protection of human rights a...

An imminent UN Security Council resolution to withdraw peacekeeping troops from eastern Chad will put the safety of thousands of refugees and other vulnerable groups at risk, Amnesty International has...

In response to the announcement by the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, confirming that the UK government will hold an inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in torture and other human rights...

The fourteen year sentence imposed on a Malawian couple convicted of “gross indecency” and “unnatural acts” is an outrage, Amnesty International said today. Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were...

Amnesty International is calling on French law-makers to reject a draft law banning the wearing of full face veils in public, which was adopted by the government and put before Parliament today. The...

Financial Times’ late call thwarts Amnesty’s campaign Amnesty International UK expressed its immense disappointment today at the Financial Times’ decision to pull a new hard-hitting advertisement at...

Amnesty label Shell’s business principles as “meaningless” as video launches to coincide with Shell’s AGM Amnesty International today launched a new hard-hitting online video aimed at exposing Shell’s...