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Prison sentences for Italian intelligence officials in Abu Omar kidnap case - response

A Milan Appeals Court has ruled that two former top Italian intelligence officials and three Italian agents were involved in the kidnapping of an Egyptian national Abu Omar. The two senior officials...

Final call for entries: Student human rights reporter award a week to go

Amnesty International UK, the National Union of Students and The Observer today issued a final call to students to enter the prestigious Student Human Rights Reporter award. The final deadline for...

UK man's 11 years at Guantanamo is 'running sore' in US-UK relations

Petition to US embassy demands resolution in Shaker Aamer case Amnesty International will take a 20,000-strong petition addressed to US president Barack Obama to the US embassy in London later this...

Final call for Britain's youngsters to enter prestigious human rights award

Britain’s youngsters have just a few days left to enter the Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition. The competition aims to find the young reporters and photographers of tomorrow and is...

Zimbabwe: Appointment of new hangman raises grim spectre of imminent executions

Reports by Zimbabwean state media that a new hangman has been appointed raises grave fears that the country may be preparing to start executions again after a seven-year hiatus, Amnesty International...

Papua New Guinea: Authorities must act after woman is burned alive for 'sorcery'

A 20-year-old woman has become the latest victim of sorcery-related killings in Papua New Guinea. Kepari Leniata was brutally murdered after being accused of using witchcraft to kill a young boy. She...

Burma's prisoner review must include all those unfairly detained

The Burmese government’s decision to form a committee to review political prisoner cases is a step in the right direction but the review needs to have a much wider reach, Amnesty International has...

Azerbaijan: Two opposition leaders arrested on trumped-up charges ahead of presidential elections must be released

The Azerbaijani authorities must release two opposition leaders who are facing trumped-up charges of organising rioting in what appears to be a politically-motivated prosecution, Amnesty International...

Tunisia: Chokri Belaid's killing must be fully investigated

‘The Tunisian authorities should be under no illusion that they can condemn the killing and move on’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The killing of Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid, outside his...

UK military ties with Libya, Somalia and Burma must have human rights safeguards

Amnesty international has warned that any new military ties between the UK and Libya, Somalia and Burma must only be established if there are “comprehensive safeguards” against human rights abuses...