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Amnesty welcomes Binyam Mohamed court decision

Amnesty International today reacted to news that the UK High Court has ordered the release of US documents allegedly detailing the torture of UK resident Binyam Mohammed. Amnesty International UK Head...

Top Scottish comic joins line-up for Amnesty comedy gig at Belfast Festival

Scottish funny woman Janey Godley has joined the line-up of Amnesty International's Stand Up For Justice comedy gig next Tuesday (20th) night at the Ulster Hall. Scottish comedienne Janey Godley, a...

Uganda: Anti-gay bill threatens basic rights and freedom

The draft “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” introduced on October 14 in Uganda’s parliament would violate human rights and should be withdrawn immediately, a group of 17 local and international human rights...

UK: Asylum removals to Iraq put lives in danger, says Amnesty

Reacting to news reports that a plane carrying refused Iraqi asylum-seekers from the UK arrived in Baghdad yesterday (15 October), Amnesty International stressed that removals to southern and central...

Amnesty reveals its Twitter '10 best human rights films' ahead of National Schools Film Week

Award-winning director Danny Boyle and Amnesty Director Kate Allen to launch prestigious film festival. On the day (Thursday 15 October) of the launch of National Schools Film Week, Amnesty...

Amnesty Secretary General publishes new book on poverty and human rights

‘The Unheard Truth’: World leaders must change the debate on poverty and human rights In the run up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October) Amnesty International’s...

Guatemala: Killings of indigenous rural workers must not go unpunished

Amnesty International calls on the Guatemalan authorities to thoroughly investigate the killings of two indigenous rural workers shot and killed in separate incidents in the last two weeks. One rural...

Texas, USA: Man faces execution after jurors consulted bible to decide his fate

‘And if he smite him with an instrument of iron … the murderer shall surely be put to death’ - Biblical passage relied on by jurors Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal for a man facing...

USA joins arm trade treaty talks, but at high price

NGOs welcome US support but warn that proposal to give any Member State veto power would weaken not strengthen future Treaty New York: Today’s announcement by the USA of support for the Arms Treaty...

Northern Ireland: Chain-gang of shackled doctors highlight plight of doctor on “trumped up charges”

A “chain gang” of shackled doctors will parade today (Thursday) in Belfast to call for charges to be dropped against one particular doctor who dared to speak out on behalf of his patients...