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China: Response to opening of Beijing Bureau - 'Silence in the face of human rights abuses must not be the price of doing business'

Responding to the announcement today that the Northern Ireland Executive is to open a Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing, Amnesty International has called on Ministers to use the office to raise...

Morocco should drop 'absurd' charges against teenagers arrested for kissing

Photo posted to Facebook could lead to five-year jail term for 15-year-old The authorities in Morocco must immediately and unconditionally drop charges against three teenagers arrested for kissing and...

USA: state of Louisiana must release last 'Angola 3' man Albert Woodfox

New campaign comes a week after Herman Wallace’s death Following the death last week of the “Angola 3” prisoner Herman Wallace, Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of his...

Amnesty's historic 'Human Rights Concerts' to be released on DVD and CD

Long-unavailable footage features music icons like Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis

Sri Lanka's ban on Commonwealth summit protests is 'blatant' human rights violation

‘It fits very well with the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed efforts to silence any dissent over the past years’ - Polly Truscott Sri Lanka’s reported decision to ban all protests in its...

Iraq: 42 people executed in last two days

‘Confessions’ obtained under torture … make it very likely that innocent people have been put to death in Iraq’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The Iraqi authorities must immediately halt all executions...

Egypt failing to stop 'deeply disturbing' attacks on Coptic Christians - new report

‘Failure to bring to justice those responsible for sectarian attacks sends the message that Copts and other religious minorities are fair game’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The authorities in Egypt are...

China: 'Outrageous' police violence against Tibetan protesters condemned

The Chinese authorities must end the excessive use of force against peaceful Tibetan protesters, Amnesty International said today, after police fired on and injured dozens of demonstrators. Reports...

Afghanistan: tomorrow's extension of ISAF mandate must come with human rights pledges

‘Despite the dangers, many qualified women remain ready and willing to help determine Afghanistan’s future’ - Horia Mosadiq With the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in...

Tunisia: British pathologist in 22-year campaign over student torture death

New report on case that ‘marks a symbolic moment for hundreds of other torture victims of Ben Ali’s regime’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui A 22-year-long campaign to uncover the truth about the death of a...