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Azerbaijan: Eurovision host country clamps down on peaceful protests and calls Facebook users 'mentally ill'

Amnesty International lambasted the Azerbaijani government for its appalling record on human rights in a new report released today. Amnesty has urged the international community to wake up to the...

Peter Gabriel supporting Amnesty during South America tour

Peter Gabriel is supporting Amnesty International on his four-date tour of Chile, Argentina and Mexico, starting tonight in Santiago in Chile. The singer, who is a longstanding champion of the human...

Amnesty launches Write for Rights campaign in 50th year

Amnesty International is launching a new Write for Rights campaign in celebration of the organisation’s 50th anniversary and to mark International Human Rights Day. Amnesty, the pioneers of activism...

Hague speech 'glosses over' danger of failing to hold intelligence agencies to account

Responding to today’s speech from the Foreign Secretary William Hague on the work of the intelligence agencies, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “William Hague is perfectly justified...

Syria: release of 'Damascus Spring' dissident Kamal al-Labwani welcomed

Prominent Syrian dissident and prisoner of conscience Kamal al-Labwani was released today after spending six years in prison for his peaceful political opposition to the ruling regime. Although he was...

UN torture expert says open torture inquiry vital to 'root out cancer of torture'

Juan Mendez’s comments made ahead of UK book launch The United Nations expert on torture has said the planned inquiry into allegations of the UK’s involvement in torture during the “war on terror”...

Arab League vote on Syria should spur Security Council to act

‘It is time for the UN Security Council to finally step up to the plate’ - Philip Luther The Arab League's decision to suspend Syria must spur the UN Security Council into action, Amnesty...

Ohio, USA: 'Mentally ill' 66-year-old man facing execution in days

Expert says Reginald Brooks suffers from paranoid schizophrenia A 66-year-old man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia faces execution in the US state of Ohio next week (Tuesday 15 November) despite...

DU: Gwleidyddiaeth a llenyddiaeth yn uno i lansio ymgyrch Amnest ar ryddid mynegiant mewn ysgol yn abertawe

Gweinidog a Bardd y Brenin ymhlith y rhai sy’n cefnogi’r pecyn addysg Daeth mawrion llenyddiaeth a gwleidyddiaeth at ei gilydd heddiw (10 Tachwedd) yn Ysgol Gyfun Llandeilo Ferwallt yn Abertawe i...

Portishead to release 'Chase the tear' as limited edition vinyl for Amnesty

Portishead are releasing a single called 'Chase the Tear', with all earnings going towards Amnesty’s human rights work and all rights given to the organisation. The five-minute track was previously...