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Italy: A long-awaited verdict

Amnesty International welcomes the fact that the Italian magistrates have held individuals accountable for the brutalities that occurred in the Bolzaneto detention facility in Genoa, Italy. "This is a...

Venezuela; new law for Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights 'useless unless fully implemented', said Amnesty in new report

In a new report published today, Amnesty International urged the Venezuelan authorities to show political resolve and to secure the resources needed to ensure the new law to prevent violence against...

Arms: BBC's findings reinforce Amnesty's concerns over China's violation of darfur arms embargo

Amnesty International revealed in 2007 that arms were still being transferred to Darfur in spite of UN embargo The revelation in tonight’s BBC’s current affairs programme Panorama that China is...

Sudan-International Criminal Court: An important step

Amnesty International said that today’s announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an important step towards ensuring accountability for human rights violations in...

Sri Lanka: Amnesty condemns today's murder of civilians

Two Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and a child among dead in ambush in Buttala today Amnesty International today condemned the targeting of civilians in the ongoing...

UK/Zimbabwe: UK talks tough on Mugabe but treats Zimbabweans stranded in UK inhumanely

While Prime Minister Gordon Brown talks tough on Mugabe at the G8 summit, Zimbabweans who have sought safety in Britain are being treated inhumanely, said Amnesty International today. The call comes...

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...