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Amnesty calls for UK Government action on Northern Ireland Bill of Rights

Commission on Bill of Rights must not be a Trojan Horse for rights reduction Amnesty International said has said the UK government must not delay further on delivering a Bill of Rights for Northern...

28 prisoners at risk of imminent execution in Iraq

Iraq has already executed at least 129 people this year Amnesty International is calling on the Iraqi authorities to halt the execution of 28 prisoners whose death sentences were reportedly ratified...

Nigerian government and multinationals found responsible for Delta oil pollution

Amnesty International has hailed a judgement from the West African regional ECOWAS court yesterday that the Nigerian government and multinational corporations have been responsible for years of...

Call for Russian politicians to reject 'absurd' anti-homosexuality law

‘The law is not just unjust, it is patently absurd’ - John Dalhuisen Amnesty International has written to Russian politicians urging them to reject a controversial draft law on the “promotion of...

Tomorrow's Commons debate on Justice & Security bill a 'key moment for open justice'

The truth in rendition cases could be ‘buried’ by new law ‘It’s a secret justice system straight from the pages of a Kafka novel’ - Kate Allen Amnesty International is warning that tomorrow’s debate...

Iran: mother of dead blogger attacked while mourning son at his graveside

Sattar Beheshti died in “Cyber Police” detention facility The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody last month was attacked by security forces as she mourned at her son’s graveside on...

Russia: Politkovskaya conviction welcomed, but prosecutors urged to 'keep digging'

Today’s conviction of the killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is welcome progress, Amnesty International said today, but the organisation urged Russian prosecutors “to keep digging” until...

Rendition ruling against Macedonia hailed as 'historic'

‘Macedonia is not alone. Many other European governments colluded with the USA … in the course of rendition operations’ - Julia Hall A ruling today by the European Court of Human Rights on the CIA’s...

Sudan must end violent repression of student protests

Authorities in Sudan must stop using excessive force to crack down on student protesters, said Amnesty International following a week of unrest that saw many demonstrators arrested or injured...

UK's financial settlement in Sami al-Saadi case

Responding to news that the UK government is to make a financial payment to the Libyan national Sami al-Saadi and his family in relation to his alleged rendition to Libya and subsequent mistreatment...