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New comedy names revealed for Amnesty Fringe shows

Amnesty International today revealed two more great comedy names, Richard Herring and Janey Godley, who will be performing at its Stand Up For Freedom show at the Assembly Hall on 12 August. Richard...

Torture complicity: Parliamentary committee's inquiry call 'absolutely right'

Commenting on the new report from the parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Human Rights on alleged complicity from UK agents in torture overseas, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said:...

Nigeria: Killings by security forces in northern Nigeria

Amnesty International has condemned the illegal killings by the Nigerian security forces during the recent fighting in the north of the country and called on the Inspector General of Police to...

China: Amnesty demands release of earthquake activist facing secret trial on Wednesday

The Chinese authorities should drop the politically-motivated prosecution against Sichuan-based human rights activist Huang Qi and release him immediately and unconditionally, said Amnesty...

Scotland: Record enteries for Amnesty Fringe award as nomination close

Amnesty International has announced a record number of entries for its Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. As the nominations closed this weekend, 51 productions had entered for the...

South Korea: Police use tasers and liquified tear gas against 800 striking car workers

Amnesty International today (31 July) called on the South Korean government to ensure that striking workers at Ssangyong Motor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province have immediate and unimpeded...

Trinidad and Tobago: First execution in ten years threatened

Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Trinidad and Tobago not to execute a man who is accused of killing his sister-in-law. Ronald Tiwarie was sentenced to death on the Caribbean...

Iraq: Camp Ashraf residents attacked

Amnesty International is seriously concerned at recent attacks by Iraqi forces on unarmed residents of Camp Ashraf which left several people injured and led to the arrest of at least eight others...

Iran: Joint statement by Shirin Ebadi and Irene Khan

Find out more about the current situation in Iran The human rights crisis in Iran is deepening daily and next week’s expected inauguration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president may...

Irish gay people being treated like second-class citizens

Amnesty International Ireland Executive Director Colm O’Gorman is to say the Irish Government’s proposed Civil Partnership Bill would create “a second-class form of marriage for what the Government...