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China's new consulate in Belfast will be focus of human rights protest Amnesty promises

Amnesty International has said that a new Chinese government consulate in Northern Ireland will become a focus of protest for those concerned with China's atrocious human rights record.

Pakistan: Urgent appeal to halt the execution of 'juvenile offender' tomorrow

Pakistan must immediately halt the imminent execution of a man who maintains he was a juvenile at the time of his alleged crime and who claims to have been tortured into a “confession”

Hampton Court garden celebrates Magna Carta as Human Rights Act under threat

Eight hundred years since Magna Carta a commemorative garden will mark the historic anniversary at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, at a time when modern-day human rights protections are u

Northern Ireland: World-famous drag queen Panti Bliss backs equal marriage campaign

Campaigner calls for law change ahead of march for equality in Belfast

Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls on UK government to investigate torture of ‘hooded men’

As ‘hooded men’ start judicial review application in Belfast High Court, Amnesty International urges a human rights compliant investigation by the UK

David Cameron 'wrong' to say vast majority of Mediterranean migrants not asylum-seekers at PMQs

‘At least half of those risking their lives in the Mediterranean are fleeing persecution in places like Syria, Eritrea and Somalia’ - Steve Symonds

Nigeria: Senior members of military must be investigated for war crimes – new report

Amnesty spokespeople, AV, and full report available on request

Iran: female cartoonist and women's rights activist sentenced to 12 years

‘Atena Farghadani has effectively been punished for her cartoons with a sentence that is itself a gross caricature of justice’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

European Games: Amnesty urges Lord Coe to speak out against human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of opening ceremony

Lord Coe should speak out against human rights abuses in Azerbaijan ahead of the European Games in Baku which start next week (12-28 June), Amnesty International UK said today.