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Spain must end incommunicado detention says Amnesty

Spain has one of the strictest detention regimes in Europe and is in breach of international human rights law, said Amnesty International today (15 September) in a new report. The report, Out of the...

Serbia: Human rights defenders attacked and threatened, says new Amnesty report

Gay rights activists attacked with impunity; Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights’s rights campaigners called “witches” and threatened with lynching Human rights defenders are...

Iraq: Al-Maliki must act over camp Ashraf raid-new letter

Hunger strikes in Iraq, London and elsewhere as concerns for residents mount Amnesty International has written to the Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki expressing its deep concern about killings and...

Amnesty Delighted to receive support from leading architect Marco Goldschmied

Amnesty receives support from Marco Goldschmied alongside his support for architecture prize Amnesty International is delighted to be receiving substantial financial support from leading architect...

Amnesty International 2009 catalogue: Gifts for greens, gardeners, kids, bookworms, foodies, homelovers-everyone!

Amnesty International has launched its new 2009 catalogue containing hundreds of gift ideas for Christmas and beyond. The illustrated catalogue contains a wide range of high-quality, ethically-sourced...

Egypt: 'Enough is enough', says Amnesty on border killings

Authorities should investigate killing of migrants and asylum-seekers The Egyptian authorities must control their forces at the border with Israel and prevent them from killing migrants attempting to...

Iran: Rape and other torture victims at renewed risk

Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, said Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary...

Japan: Mentally ill prisoners face execution-new report

* World’s longest-serving death row prisoner among those driven into mental illness by extreme prison regime * Prisoners only find out on the morning that execution is to take place that day * ‘There...

Lithuania: Amnesty warns proposed homophobic law would violate European and International law

As the Lithuanian parliament returns for its Autumn session and prepares to debate proposals which would criminalise the promotion of homosexuality, Amnesty International warned today (9 September)...

Chad: Thousands of people's homes destroyed, call for urgent action to stop forced evictions

The Chadian government must stop the forced evictions which have left tens of thousands homeless in the capital city of N’Djamena, Amnesty International said in a report released today (8 September)...