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Gaza: new evidence of deliberate attacks on medics by Israeli army

There is ‘mounting evidence that the Israeli army has targeted health facilities or professionals’ Philip Luther

Libya: shelling of civilian areas in Tripoli and Benghazi are war crimes

‘The warring parties in Tripoli and Benghazi have displayed a wanton disregard for the safety of ordinary civilians’ - Philip L uther

Iraqis displaced by ISIS attacks in Sinjar desperate for aid

Iraqis displaced by fighting in the north-west of the country must be given urgent humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said after tens of thousands of civilians fled the town of Sinjar a

Nigeria: Gruesome throat-slitting footage implicates military in mass atrocities

Gruesome video footage, images and testimonies gathered by Amnesty International provide fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions and other serious human rights violations being carried out by al

Dow Chemical must comply with today's court summons in India over Bhopal

‘Dow's position is pure hypocrisy - they reap Union Carbide profits but balk at its obligations’ - Audrey Gaughran

Russia: 'in limbo' Edward Snowden must be allowed to seek international asylum

‘Edward Snowden is in a legal limbo, without a passport or asylum protection from any government’ - Sherif Elsayed-Ali

Israel/Palestine: open letter to UN Security Council calls for international court role

‘The UN Security Council must not stand by yet again and bear witness to mounting atrocities’ - Salil Shetty

Uganda anti-gay law strike-down hailed as victory for campaigners

The striking-down of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is a step towards stopping state-sponsored discrimination in its tracks, said Amnesty International.

India: As Vedanta AGM held in London, Amnesty accuses company of sham consultation

As UK based metals and mining company, Vedanta, holds its AGM meeting in London this afternoon, Amnesty International has accused the company of holding a sham consultation this week with locals ov