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USA: Concern over General Mattis' 'murky and conflicting views on human rights'

‘If confirmed, General Mattis would wield tremendous power, including the ability to order torture and flood Guantanamo with new detainees held without charge’ -

Syria: over 200 civil society groups condemn United Nations for 'shameful' inaction

‘It is becoming clearer every day that the UN Security Council has failed the Syrian people’ - Sherine Tadros

Qatar's blocking of Doha News website is 'outright attack' on media freedom

‘As the nation that founded the Al Jazeera media network … Qatar should be at the forefront of those championing freedom of the press’ - James Lynch

Northern Ireland: Redress must be part of Programme for Government, child abuse survivors tell deputy First Minister

A comprehensive redress scheme for victims of historical child abuse must be part of the new Northern Ireland Programme for Government, child abuse survivors have told Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and…

Belarus: three prisoners executed in sudden death row 'purge'

Relatives of one man only learnt of his death by shooting when they made routine prison visit

Brands including KitKat, Pot Noodle and Colgate toothpaste implicated in Indonesian palm oil child labour abuse

Unilever, Nestlé, Kellogg’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Procter & Gamble among household names contributing to labour abuse

Marie Colvin and Sue Lloyd-Roberts celebrated for dedication to human rights reporting at Amnesty Media Awards

Amnesty International has celebrated two of the UK’s best-known journalists for their dedication to human rights reporting at its 25

Investigatory Powers Act legalises sweeping surveillance powers for UK government

Rachel Logan, Amnesty UK’s Legal Programme Director, said:

Aleppo: residents fear vengeful government forces

Amnesty warns of Syrian government’s ‘long and dark history’ of mass detention and disappearances

Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes abortion law recommendations to Executive & calls for wider reform of law

Amnesty International has welcomed reports that a group set up by the Northern Ireland Executive to examine cases of fatal foetal abnormality has recommended changes to the region’s abortion law. However, the human…