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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...

Burma: UN General Assembly must demand war crimes enquiry

Amnesty International is calling on the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution ensuring the urgent establishment of an international commission of inquiry into serious human rights violations...

Saudi Arabia: Alleged 'nail' abuse of Sri Lankan maid must be investigated

Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to urgently investigate allegations by a Sri Lankan woman that she was seriously abused while employed as a domestic servant in Saudi...

Slovakia: Roma Children's rights segregated and get substandard education-New report

Amnesty International is urging the Slovak government to immediately end the segregation of Romani Children's rights in the country’s education system. In a new report - Steps To End Segregation In...

Bosnia and Herzegovina must reject Burqa ban

Amnesty International is urging the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina to reject a draft law prohibiting wearing in public clothes which prevent identification set to be debated tomorrow. Amnesty...

Gruffalo author launches Amnesty's new primary resource

The author of the iconic Children's rights’s book the Gruffalo was on hand earlier today to help Amnesty International launch two new education resources at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in...

Mexico: Amnesty welcomes the release of prisoner of conscience Raul Hernandez

Amnesty International welcomes the release of prisoner of conscience Raúl Hernández who was imprisoned for more than two years in Guerrero state, southern Mexico on fabricated criminal charges...

Rwanda: 'Living in fear of saying the wrong thing'

New Amnesty report criticises vague Rwanda laws Amnesty International has today [31 August] urged Rwanda’s new government to review its vague laws of ‘genocide ideology’ and ‘sectarianism’ which can...

Zimbabwe: Armed police torch homes of 250 people in Harare

Amnesty International has called on the Government of Zimbabwe to protect some 250 people who were forcibly evicted before their homes and most of their possessions were set alight during a night raid...

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Mass rape highlights failures in protection and justice

Amnesty International is appalled at the latest reports of the mass rape and other sexual violence committed in the Walikale region of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 30 July...