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Amnesty response to UK Syrian refugee resettlement figures released today

Amnesty International and other leading charities - including the Refugee Council, Oxfam and Save the Children - have written to Prime Minister David Cameron

Pakistan: 26-year blasphemy sentences for 'contemptuous' wedding programme condemned

Four people at embattled Geo TV given in absentia sentences after Qawaali wedding broadcast

UK government must not turn Facebook into snoops

Responding to suggestions that Facebook and similar businesses might be required to vet conversations on their sites on behalf of the government, Amnesty International UK Legal advisor, Rachel Loga

Counter-terrorism bill: 'dangerous to rush through this grab-bag of measures'

‘Careful, detailed analysis is needed - not fast-tracking and grandstanding’ - Rachel Logan

Northern Ireland: Women and health workers face 10 years in jail if abortion law change is successful

Women and medical professionals in Northern Ireland could face up to ten years in prison for having or carrying out an abortion if a proposed amendment to legislation is passed, Amnesty Internation

Ferguson, USA: Excessive force by police only serves to escalate 'incredibly tense environment'

Following the announcement on Monday (23 November) that the St.

Algeria accused of 'tokenistic' response to sexual violence against women - new briefing

Marital rape not considered a criminal offence, and rapists can escape prosecution by marrying their victim if she is a minor

Ferguson: Amnesty observers hit by tear gas

Amnesty International USA has a team of observers in Ferguson, Missouri who will be available for interview as of lunchtime today – Tuesday 25 November.

Landmark 'Hooded men' torture case should be re-opened

Amnesty International urges action by UK and Irish governments

Belgium / DRC: Belgian mining company lied over bulldozing homes

A Belgian mining company, Groupe Forrest International, has consistently lied about the bulldozing of hundreds of homes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and has denied justice to those