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Claims that Yemeni student was tortured and held in cockroach-infested cell must be investigated

A Yemeni student who has allegedly suffered torture and detention in a cockroach-infested cell is at imminent risk of re-arrest and further mistreatment, Amnesty International is warning. Aden...

Rachel Corrie verdict highlights pattern of impunity for Israeli military

Amnesty International has condemned an Israeli court’s verdict that the government of Israel bears no responsibility in the death of Rachel Corrie, saying the verdict continues a pattern of impunity...

The Gambia: Execution of nine people a 'retrograde step'

Amnesty International has received credible reports that nine people were executed on Thursday 23 August in The Gambia, and that more persons are under threat of imminent executions in the coming days...

India: Vedanta's human rights promises are 'meaningless and hollow'

Amnesty International today accused the UK-registered mining company Vedanta of attempting to “gloss over” criticisms of its poor human rights record in the East Indian state of Orissa by publishing a...

Balkans: Thousands still missing two decades after conflicts

If I could know where my son Albion is, and if I could bury him and put a flower on his grave I would be in a better place Nesrete Kumnova , from Kosovo whose son’s body is believed to be among those...

Afghanistan: 'music party' killings condemned as a war crime

Amnesty International has condemned the brutal killing of some 17 people who took part in a music party in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province on Sunday night (26 August). According to reports...

The Gambia: Dozens of death row prisoners remain at imminent risk of execution

At least 38 people on death row in The Gambia are at imminent risk of execution following official confirmation nine other death row inmates were executed last week and a pledge from the government...

Iran must immediately release prisoner of conscience Arzhang Davoodi

Writer Arzhang Davoodi, who is facing fresh charges after being imprisoned in Iran for nearly nine years, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said. Sixty-years-old...

Winner of Amnesty's prestigious freedom of expression award announced

Amnesty International today announced the winner of its prestigious Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe: Bravo 22 Company’s The Two Worlds of Charlie F , written by Owen Sheers and...

Cameron should tell Bahraini king that UK 'will not stand idly by' as dissidents are jailed

As the UK Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at Downing Street today, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “There’s been a façade of...