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Northern Ireland: Concerns with delays in evidence to child abuse inquiry

Amnesty International has expressed concern at delays by a religious order and other bodies in submitting evidence to Northern Ireland’s Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry into child abuse in residential care…

Philippines: police officers' secret 'roulette torture' strongly condemned

‘For police officers to use torture "for fun" is despicable. These are abhorrent acts’ - Hazel Galang-Folli

Sochi Olympics: Amnesty UK director to deliver global petition to President Putin in Moscow

With one week to go until the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Amnesty International UK’s director Kate Allen will visit Moscow to deliver a petition of hundreds of thousands of signatures

Central African Republic: 'Huge risk' of major human tragedy as peacekeepers absent in some areas

Christian and Muslim civilians in Baoro and Bossemptle in north-west Central African Republic are in imminent danger of attack because of the very strong presence of anti-balaka militias in towns where…

UK: More urgency needed on Syrian refugee resettlement

Amnesty International has welcomed comments by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague today that the Home Office is looking into the possibility of resettling some of the must vulnerable Syrian refugees, but warned…

China: Four-year jail sentence for activist Xu Zhiyong 'shameful'

The jailing of prominent Chinese legal scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong is a travesty and he should be released immediately, Amnesty International said today.

Pakistan: Edinburgh man sentenced to death for blasphemy should be released

Pakistan must immediately and unconditionally release a man sentenced to death under the country’s blasphemy laws today, Amnesty International said.

Maldives: Plans to execute after 60 year break

The Maldives must immediately put a stop to plans to resume executions for the first time in 60 years, Amnesty International said today.

Northern Ireland: Cancellation of Bible comedy is 'interference with freedom of speech'

Responding to news that two planned performances of a comedy about the Bible due to take place in Northern Ireland have been cancelled by a local council seemingly because the production would cause o