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France must heed EU call to end Roma discrimination, says Amnesty

Amnesty International has urged the French authorities to comply with a European Parliament resolution to suspend its policy of expulsions of Roma from the country. European MPs passed a key...

India: Authorities must investigate online video of Kashmir detainee abuse

Amnesty International has urged the Indian authorities to carry out an effective investigation into a video clip that appears to show detainees in Kashmir being stripped and humiliated by security...

Indonesia: Authorities must hold inquiry into death of Maluku political activist

The Indonesian government must immediately initiate an independent, effective and impartial inquiry into allegations that a peaceful political activist was repeatedly denied access to adequate medical...

Iraq: UK man among thousands held without trial after US handovers - new report

Tens of thousands of detainees held without trial in Iraq, many of whom were recently transferred from US custody, remain at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment, Amnesty International...

United Nations expert at Stormont to debate global poverty goals

The United Nations’ top expert on health will tell politicians at Stormont on Monday that Northern Ireland can be part of the solution to global poverty. Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on Health...

Mozambique: Live ammunition must be used only as last resort, warns Amnesty

Amnesty International has urged Mozambique’s police not to use live ammunition to disperse violent demonstrations in the capital Maputo unless lives are at risk. Thirteen people are reported to have...

Swaziland: Arrests of human rights activists condemned

Amnesty International calls for an end to the harassment of human rights defenders and political activists in Swaziland following the arrest of nearly 50 people at an activists’ gathering in the city...

Counter-terrorism review: Coalition government needs to get on 'right road' on human rights

Amnesty International has written to the UK government urging it to ensure that a promised review of counter-Security with human rights powers will recommend immediate reform of those measures that...

West Bank Violence: Hamas must prevent further attacks on Israeli citizens

Amnesty International today strongly condemned recent attacks, one of them fatal, against Israeli civilians in the occupied West Bank and urged the 13 Palestinian armed groups who have issued a...

Belfast brothel raids: Rescue of 'trafficking victims' welcomed

Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights must be treated as victims of crime not as illegal immigrants Amnesty International has welcomed the police action that has led to the rescue...