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Yemen: People who ordered mosque bombings must be brought to justice

The suicide bombing of two mosques in Sanaa today, that killed dozens of people and wounded more than 100 others, must be investigated immediately and those responsible brought to justice, Amnesty

Nigeria: Alarming number of oil spills blight Niger Delta

More than 550 oil spills in Niger Delta in 2014 alone Shell reports 204 oil spills ENI oil company reports 349 spills

Azerbaijan: Prisoner release welcome, but a tokenistic gesture in the run up to European Games

The release of two prisoners of conscience today is a positive move, but with 20 others behind bars, it is little more than a tokenistic gesture to appease critics in the run up to the European Gam

Amnesty International response to death of Gerry McKerr, one of the Hooded Men

Amnesty International is deeply saddened at news of the death of Gerry McKerr, announced today.

Yemen: Investigate assassination of renowned journalist

The Yemeni authorities must set up a prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigation into today’s despicable killing of leading journalist and activist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani, Amnes

Victims of Bolivia's 18 years of military rule to expose lack of justice at Washington hearing tomorrow

The Bolivian government has a historic opportunity to address years of abuses under military rule, Amnesty International said ahead of a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Crimea: One year on from annexation, critics attacked and silenced - New report

The authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and resorted to an unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent, said Amnesty In

New poll shows strong global opposition to USA's mass surveillance programme

‘There is little or no legislation in any country that really protects our human right to privacy against indiscriminate mass surveillance’ – Salil Shetty

Azerbaijan: Jail sentence for brother of opposition politician 'another nail in the coffin of freedom of expression'

The sentencing today of the brother of an outspoken Azerbaijani opposition activist on trumped-up drugs charges is yet another nail in the coffin of freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty In