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Libya: Fresh reports of deaths of detainees amid widespread torture

"It is horrifying to find that there has been no progress to stop the use of torture" - Donatella Rovera Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and...

Socks appeal! Campaign launched to highlight plight of Mexico migrants

Donations of a humble, yet vital, item of clothing are being asked for by Amnesty International to highlight the plight of the thousands of migrants travelling across Central America every year. When...

Libya: fresh reports of deaths of detainees amid widespread torture

‘It is horrifying to find that there has been no progress to stop the use of torture’ - Donatella Rovera Several detainees have died after being subjected to torture in Libya in recent weeks and...

UK: Enforced removals report echoes Amnesty's concerns

Amnesty International has welcomed the report today by the Home Affairs select Committee into the “Rules governing enforced removals from the UK”. The report is yet another damning indictment of using...

Bahrain's use of tear gas against protesters has caused multiple deaths

*Security forces’ tear gas use - including firing into peoples’ homes - questioned *Children's rights and the elderly amongst fatalities Bahrain must investigate more than a dozen deaths that followed...

London: Boris Johnson's 2012 Ethics Commisioner quits in row over Dow

The reputation of the London 2012 Olympic Games suffered a serious blow today after the resignation of ethics commissioner Meredith Alexander over her concerns about the sponsorship deal with Dow, a...

Amnesty: UK mustn't use chairmanship to chip away at protections

Responding to Prime Minister David Cameron’s address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg today, Tara Lyle, Policy Adviser at Amnesty International UK, said: “David...

UK: Award-winning authors back Amnesty International youth writing competition

Two prize-winning authors have joined the judging panel for the Amnesty International Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition 2012. Anna Perera and Kathryn Cave will sit alongside...

Egypt: survey of political parties' views reveals 'disturbing' opposition to Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's rights

Strong support for ending state of emergency laws, but abolition of death penalty opposed Most of the biggest Egyptian political parties have committed to delivering ambitious human right reform in...

Egypt: Release of blogger Maikel Nabil is the end of a 'cruel ordeal'

The release of an Egyptian blogger and prisoner of conscience whose trial was flagrantly unfair comes months too late, Amnesty International said today. Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s...