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Northern Ireland schoolgirl collects award in Amnesty Internationals Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition

Belfast schoolgirl Natasha Kelly has collected the runner-up award in Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition. The UK-wide competition reached its climax recently...

Qatar: deportation of Eman al-Obeidi is 'outrageous'

The Qatari government’s deportation to Libya of Eman al-Obeidi, who publicly accused Libyan soldiers of rape, is a violation of international law, Amnesty International said today. Eman al-Obeidi was...

FTSE 100 Vedanta's toxic sludge from red mud pond: A 'Toxic Timebomb' threatening rural Indian communities

Video material and pics available - see notes to editors for details Amnesty International has warned that thousands of families in the Indian state of Orissa are facing serious health risks during...

Syria: authorities must release all prisoners of conscience under its 'amnesty'

Amnesty International has called on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to fully implement a “general amnesty” by immediately freeing all prisoners of conscience, including those detained because of...

Amnesty International criticises time limit for Smithwick Tribunal

Amnesty International has criticised today’s decision by the Dáil to instruct the Smithwick Tribunal to provide an interim report to the Dáil by 30 June and to complete its work by 30 November. The...

Bahrain: 'No use of violence' plea to authorities ahead of lifting of state of emergency

Amnesty International has urged the Bahrain authorities not to revert to the use of excessive force against protesters, as activists called for mass anti-government demonstrations across the country...

Egypt: senior general's justification of forced 'virginity tests' condemned

Comments made to CNN must lead to full investigation The Egyptian authorities must bring those responsible for ordering or conducting forced “virginity tests” on Women's rights's rightss rights's...

Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters and Canadian rockers Blurred Vision launch 'Hey Ayatollah' video campaign

Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters and Canadian rock band Blurred Vision have launched a video campaign about Iran in conjunction with Amnesty International. "Hey Ayatollah” is a collaborative video...

Scotland celebrates 50 years in defence of freedom

Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights organisation, is celebrating 50 years of work on 28 May 2011. To mark Amnesty International's 50th anniversary, Scottish campaigners, artists...

Libya: scores of men 'disappeared' by Gaddafi forces in remote Nafusa Mountain region

Those escaping tell of indiscriminate shelling and dwindling food supplies Scores of people have vanished from Libya’s Nafusa Mountain area apparently at the hands of forces loyal to Colonel al...