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Ukraine: 'Climate of fear' after 'alarming' rise in rascist attacks-new report

Violent attacks downgraded to ‘hooliganism’, Jews attacked, Roma fingerprinted There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of racist attacks in Ukraine, said Amnesty International today, as it...

Zimbabwe: 11 youths abducted from displaced persons camp

At least a dozen armed men who are believed to be linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party in Zimbabwe have attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and abducted 11 young people who were keeping...

Response to police call for specialist rape units

Responding to today’s call from the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police John Yates for all police forces to set up a specialist unit to investigate rape allegations, the End Violence...

Amnesty calls on Lords to oppose 42 days and make MPs look to their consciences

Amnesty International today urged peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in terrorism cases, ahead of today’s House of Lords debate on the Counter-terrorism Bill...

China: Amnesty open letter urges president Hu Jintao to take five steps to improve human rights ahead of Olympics

Amnesty International will issue an open letter, to Chinese President Hu Jintao, from Amnesty Secretary General Irene Khan on Tuesday 8 July, exactly one month ahead of the opening of the Beijing...

Iran: Call to spare lives of four child offenders facing execution

Amnesty International and over 20 international and regional human rights organisations have called on the Iranian authorities to spare the lives of four child offenders facing execution in the...

Amnesty calls on Northern Ireland Lords to oppose 42 days detention

Amnesty International today (8 July) urged Northern Ireland peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in terrorism cases, ahead of today’s House of Lords debate on the...

Amnesty welcomes rescue of five trafficked Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights by the PSNI

Amnesty International welcomes the success of Operation Pentameter 2 in Northern Ireland , a PSNI exercise to tackle sex trafficking.The PSNI rescued five trafficked Women's rights's rightss rights's...

Belfast Pride: Amnesty welcomes Peter Tatchell to Belfast to shine light on homophobia

On Monday 28 July Amnesty International members will welcome well-known gay rights activist Peter Tatchell to Belfast to deliver the Amnesty International Pride Lecture as part of the city's gay pride...

Northern Ireland: Amnesty calls on Lords to oppose 42 day detention

'Restore Northern Ireland's damaged reputation at Westminster ' says Amnesty Amnesty International today urged Northern Ireland peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days...