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South-east Asia: thousands of Rohingya refugees may have perished at sea - new report

100 new testimonies show how persecuted Rohingya refugees from Burma suffered horrific abuses on board boats where beatings were systematic

ANGOLA: HUNGER STRIKING RAPPER IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Activist and musician Luaty Beirão admitted to hospital on 15 October

FATHER TED WRITER GRAHAM LINEHAN JOINS FORCES WITH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO FIGHT IRELAND’S REPRESSIVE ABORTION LAWS

“These cruel and dangerous abortion laws have no place in a modern country.” – Graham Linehan

Saudi Arabia: leading human rights activist Abdulkareem al-Khoder jailed for ten years

Abdulkareem al-Khoder’s list of offences included ‘disobeying the ruler’

SAUDI ARABIA: FEARS GROW OVER IMPENDING EXECUTION OF THREE YOUNG ACTIVISTS

Ali al-Nimr, Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher have been moved to solitary confinement

Hundreds to protest as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits London

On Tuesday 20 October, the first day of a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, (20-23 October) Amnesty International and various groups concerned with human rights issues in China, will pro

US Congress must launch urgent inquiry into Obama's drone use

The US Congress must launch an immediate independent inquiry into the Obama administration’s drone strikes overseas, Amnesty International said following today’s publication of a series

Indonesia: New report on justice flaws in death penalty case

Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into “confessions” through severe beatings, while foreign nationals facing the death penalty have

Iran: Execution of two juvenile offenders in just a few days 'sickening'

Reports have emerged of a second execution of a juvenile offender in Iran in just a few days, Amnesty International said toda

Israel/OPT: All attacks on civilians must be investigated and perpetrators brought to justice

All unlawful killings and deliberate attacks on civilians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) since the start of October must be effectively investigated and perpetrators broug