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Launch of five new human rights plays through 'new writing programme'

Amnesty International and iceandfire are to present the top choices from entries to this year’s international human rights playwriting competition. ‘Everyone has the Right’ is iceandfire’s New Writing...

Morocco: Sahrawi activists on trial for visiting refugee camps should be released

Amnesty International has today called on the Moroccan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release three Sahrawi activists set to face trial following their visit to refugee camps in...

Secret service plot may threaten life of Turkmenistani activist in Vienna, warn NGOs

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the Austrian authorities to protect a Vienna-based Turkmenistani activist who is said to be the target of a plot against his life by agents...

Sri Lanka: International inquiry is needed to address war crimes

AMNESTY TURNS DOWN INVITATION TO APPEAR BEFORE COMISSION Amnesty International has declined an invitation to appear before Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and calls...

Keane drummer hits rights beat to help launch Amnesty's new education pack at Crystal Palace School

Richard Hughes, drummer with the hugely popular British band Keane, was on hand to help pupils at Harris Academy Crystal Palace launch Amnesty International’s new education pack, entitled A Matter of...

NGOs demand justice for Northern Ireland torture victims

Amnesty International and British Irish RIGHTS WATCH today urged UK authorities not to forget victims of torture in Northern Ireland, following the release of a new Guardian film by Ian Cobain. The...

Nigeria: Bundu shooting must be investigated

The Nigerian government must set up an independent commission of inquiry to investigate the use of firearms by security forces that left at least one person dead and 12 seriously injured at Bundu...

China: Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize win puts spotlight on China's human rights violations

Amnesty International spokesperson available for interview Amnesty International today called on the Chinese authorities to release all prisoners of conscience detained in the country after imprisoned...

Guatemala: President's move to veto death penalty welcomed

On the eve of World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International has welcomed President Álvaro Colom’s public commitment to veto proposed legislation that would lead to the reapplication of...

Serbia: Roma Children's rights and pregnant Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights left homeless after forcible eviction in Belgrade

Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to stop forced evictions after Roma families, including 17 Children's rights and one pregnant woman, were evicted from their homes in the city...