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Philippines: Displaced people at great risk despite ceasefire

Philippines has one of highest numbers of displaced people in the world; new report reveals ongoing arrests, beatings and electro-shock torture More than 200,000 civilians in central Mindanao are...

Bangladesh: Do not extend army act to Bangladesh rifle suspects

The Government of Bangladesh is seeking an endorsement from the highest court of the country that the 1952 Army Act can be extended to cover Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel accused of killing dozens...

Bangladesh: Do not extend army act to Bangladesh rifle suspects

The Government of Bangladesh is seeking an endorsement from the highest court of the country that the 1952 Army Act can be extended to cover Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel accused of killing dozens...

Netanyahu visit: Gordon Brown should oppose illegal settlements

Silence about illegal settlements would ‘make mockery’ of international law Ahead of his meeting with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Amnesty International has called on Gordon Brown to...

Taser: Amnesty alarmed at claims that Home Office is considering new taser that fires electric bullets

In response to claims that the Home Office is considering issuing UK police forces with the new wireless stun gun called the Taser X-REP, Amnesty International UK’s Arms Programme Director, Oliver...

Malaysia: Amnesty condemns caning sentence for woman who drank alcohol

Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of a 32-year-old Malaysian woman to the cruel punishment of caning for the crime of drinking alcohol in public. On 20 July the Shariah High Court in...

Afghanistan: Electoral media restrictions undermine democratic process

On the eve of the presidential elections in Afghanistan, Amnesty International has called on the Afghan government to reverse its ban on national and international media from reporting on cases of...

Tunisia: 'Plus ca change' No change on human rights, says Amnesty - New report

Other countries should avoid returning Tunisians to face abuse A year after it strongly criticised Tunisia for serious human rights in the name of “security”, Amnesty International has today (20...

Arms exports: Human rights still under threat from lax arms controls

Responding to the findings of the Select Committees on Arms Export Controls’ report Amnesty International's Arms Programme Director Oliver Sprague said: "We welcome the Select Committees’ call upon...

Honduras: Amnesty reveals photographic evidence of brutal police violence against peaceful protesters

Amnesty International today published a series of exclusive photos and testimonies revealing serious ill-treatment of peaceful protesters by police and military in Honduras’ capital, Tegucigalpa. The...