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Jailing of Chinese activist Wang Lihongis 'inhumane'

She is tireless and selfless and because of this, people across the country have voiced their support for her A Chinese activist jailed in connection with her support for bloggers must be released...

Libya: neighbouring countries must not shield Gaddafi from prosecution

Libya’s neighbours must arrest Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi and others wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the former Libyan leader crosses the border, Amnesty International said today...

Baha Mousa: 'Those responsible must be held held accountable for their actions'

‘That it has taken eight years since the death of Baha Mousa for the full truth to be laid bare is shameful’ - Nicola Duckworth Amnesty International has called on the UK authorities to bring to...

Troy Davis: clemency urged in case 'riven with doubt' after execution set

US judge orders execution between 21-28 September Amnesty International has urged the Board of Pardons and Parole in the US state of Georgia to grant clemency to death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis...

Libya: Tawarghas being targeted in reprisal beatings and arrests

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) must do more to protect black Libyans, Amnesty International said today, after allegations that members of the Tawargha tribe were detained, threatened and...

Solomon Islands: New report shows action needed to protect vulnerable Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights

Pacific leaders meeting in Auckland on Tuesday must take urgent steps to eradicate endemic violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights in the region, Amnesty...

Amnesty International welcomes concern over removal of detainees

Amnesty International welcomed the concern expressed by Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, today, over the way people being forcibly returned to other countries are treated during removal...

Sierra Leone: Pregnant Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights still denied lifesaving medical care - new report

More than a year after the launch of the country’s “Free Health Care Initiative”, pregnant Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls in Sierra Leone continue to face serious...

UK: TPIMs anti-terrorism plans would 'seriously undermine' human rights

Deeply unfair system is just being given a ‘cheap make-over’ - Tim Hancock Amnesty International has strongly criticised government plans to introduce new anti-terrorism legislation, saying they will...

UN Committee calls for suspension of forced evictions from Dale Farm

In a statement released this afternoon, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), called on the UK government to suspend the planned eviction of Dale Farm residents and to...