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USA and South Sudan only two states to not ratify Convention Spokespeople available for interviews

Amnesty International members in Northern Ireland have highlighted the case of Shaker Aamer, the only former UK resident still detained in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Around 5,000 killed since start of conflict last year, many of them civilians

‘Doctors against torture - supporting forensic health professionals across the world’

The execution of six drug traffickers in Indonesia today, the first since President Joko Widodo took office, is a retrograde step for human rights in the country, Amnesty International said.

“Freedom of expression doesn’t have favourites. Now is not the time for knee-jerk prosecutions” – John Dalhuisen

A criminal investigation launched yesterday against one of Turkey’s largest daily newspapers for “insulting religious values” in its coverage of controversial cartoons published i