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African heads of state should refuse Sudan' bid for AU presidency, says Amnesty

Amnesty International today urged African state leaders to address the critical human rights challenges confronting the continent – in particular the abuses in Kenya and Sudan which continue unabated...

Israel: Winograd commission disregards Israeli war crimes

Amnesty International today called a report published by the Winograd Commission on Israel’s conduct in the war with Hizbullah in July-August 2006 “deeply flawed.” The organisation said that the...

Mexico: Fears for safety of teenage girl missing in Ciudad Juarez

Fears are mounting for the safety of a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on 18 January. Adriana Sarmiento Enriquez was last seen in the afternoon of 18 January by her friends...

Saadi Asylum Detention Ruling: Detention must be a last resort, not a first response

Amnesty International said today that it is gravely concerned by the potential implications of the decision by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Saadi v UK . The decision appears to...

Kenya: Death threats issued to activists marked as 'traitors'

Amnesty International has today appealed to its members to call for the protection of nine Kenyan rights activists who have received serious death threats. The six men and three Women's rights's...

Kosovo: War crimes must not go unpunished, says new report

As the European Union (EU) prepares to make a decision over its responsibilities with regard to Kosovo, Amnesty International today warned that war crimes and crimes against humanity from the conflict...

Indonesia: Atrocities conducted under Suharto should not be forgotten, says Amnesty

Death of former president should not allow those guilty of human rights violations to escape justice Amnesty International today warned that the death of General Suharto should not be used as an...

Musharraf visit: Brown must put pressure on to stop disaster

Amnesty International tells British Prime Minister to put human rights violations at the centre of today’s summit with the Pakistan President Amnesty International UK has called on Prime Minister...

Amnesty calls for more support for rape survivors as Government reveals 50% rise in rapes

Amnesty International has responded to Government figures showing a 50% rise in reported rapes over the last six years, pointing out that Northern Ireland has the worst support services for the...

Kenya: people need protection from ethnic and political violence

Amnesty International today called on the Kenyan government to take all appropriate steps to protect people in Kenya from ongoing human rights abuses caused by politically-motivated and ethnic attacks...