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Human rights in Afghanistan- Amnesty briefing for the 2012 NATO summit

At the 25th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Chicago, USA, on this coming Sunday and Monday, 20-21 May, the NATO Alliance is expected to consolidate plans for its future...

Palestinian journalist deported from Syria tells of torture ordeal

‘The hospital was … not a hospital, but a slaughterhouse’ - Salameh Kaileh A prominent journalist has told Amnesty International how Syrian government forces tortured and detained him in deplorable...

Mali's worst human rights situation in 50 years, warns Amnesty

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence including rape...

Azerbaijan: call for Eurovision hunger strikers to be released 'immediately'

Seventeen Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience must be released immediately, Amnesty International said as 11 of the people jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year, launched a...

Investigation into abuses against Palestinian hunger strikers called for

Responding to the deal which sees 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspending a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions, Amnesty...

Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of Eurovision

Azerbaijan must immediately halt the police use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, Amnesty International said after two separate peaceful protests were broken up by police in the capital...

Northern Ireland: Political parties unite to combat Human Trafficking

Launch of All Party Group on Human Trafficking Today Assembly efforts to tackle Human Trafficking in Northern Ireland have stepped up a gear with the launch of the All Party Group on Human Trafficking...

Edinburgh march for a bulletproof Arms Treaty

Students take to the streets to demand 'no compromise' from UK government Students from around Scotland will take to Edinburgh's streets this Saturday (12 May 2012) to demand the UK government does...

Amnesty: China must immediately renew visa and press credentials of expelled Al-Jazeera reporter

Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to immediately renew the visa and press credentials of the expelled Al-Jazeera English China correspondent, Melissa Chan. The channel has...

Queen's Speech: warning that secrecy Bill is 'sell-out' to security forces

‘These proposals are dangerous and should be dropped’ - Tara Lyle Responding to an announcement in today’s Queen’s Speech that the government will bring forward a Bill to allow new secret justice...