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Haiti's emergency response must include protection from sexual violence

(Port-au-Prince) Thousands of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights living in temporary camps around Haiti are threatened by sexual violence and have inadequate protection from...

Malaysia: New Amnesty report calls for end of abuses of migrant workers

Amnesty calls for urgent action to stop forced labour The Malaysian authorities should take action to end widespread workplace and police abuses of the migrant workers who make up more than 20 per...

El Salvador urged to repeal Amnesty law

Amnesty makes call on 30th anniversary of murder of Catholic priest Amnesty International today urged authorities in El Salvador to repeal an amnesty law that protects those responsible for thousands...

Google challenges China to end censorship

The Chinese government should remove restrictions on the Internet following Google’s decision to stop censoring Internet search results in China and direct all traffic from its servers there to Hong...

New Amnesty briefing urges full inquiry to end secrecy over UK abuse involvement

Amnesty International today (23 March) released a new briefing outlining its call for a full, independent and impartial inquiry into UK involvement in human rights abuses overseas post-11 September...

Herts school smashes world record for protests in a day

Students from Freman College break Mark Thomas’ record Sixth formers from Freman College in Buntingford, Hertfordshire, today (22 March) at 4.22pm set a new world record for the number of protests in...

Malawi: Two men facing trial for 'gross indecency' must be released

Amnesty International has called on the Malawian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, after a judge today ruled that they will face trial in...

Saudi Arabia: Case of TV presenter facing execution for 'sorcery' is 'sinister and deplorable'

‘If JK Rowling lived in Saudi Arabia she could be arrested for practising "sorcery" with her Harry Potter books’ - James Savage Amnesty International has issued an “urgent appeal” calling for the...

Amnesty welcomes move by the Minister for Health on an options paper dealing with historical child abuse

Amnesty International has welcomed the move by the Minister for Health Michael McGimpsey in the provision to the Northern Ireland Executive of an options paper on dealing with historical child abuse...

Cuba: 'Ladies in white' at risk of beatings and intimidation

Amnesty International has urged Cuban President Raúl Castro to ensure the safety of a group of female relatives of prisoners of conscience ahead of a scheduled demonstration today (18 March). The call...