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Nigeria: Government knew of planned Boko Haram kidnapping but failed to act

Damning testimonies gathered by Amnesty International reveal that the Nigerian security forces failed to act on advance warnings about Boko Haram’s armed raid on the state-run boarding school

Amnesty response to London High Court ruling on abortion

Responding to a London High Court ruling that women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to free abortions on NHS in England, Amnesty International Northern Ireland Campaigner, Grainne Teggart sa

China: Detention of journalists for leaking secrets a 'smokescreen'

The Chinese authorities are using trumped-up charges to target a prominent journalist who has been detained for disclosing state secrets, Amnesty International said today.

South Sudan: Savage conflict grips world's newest country as Amnesty warns of famine

A new investigation into the conflict in South Sudan has revealed horrific atrocities committed by both sides, with targeted attacks on civilians due to their ethnicity and perceived political affi

UK Government plays host to Ugandan President on same day anti-gay trial begins

The UK government today played host to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni less than four months after he passed a draconian anti-gay law in Uganda which carries life imprisonment for people accused

China: Crackdown intensifies ahead of 25th Tiananmen anniversary

The Chinese authorities must immediately release all those detained for trying to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, Amnesty International said, following a spate of detentions in the past w

Ice Hockey World Championship: Belarus scores own goal as activists held ahead of tournament

The Belarusian government has scored an own goal by cracking down on civil society in a bid to silence dissenters ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championship, which opens on 9 May in Minsk, said Amn

Nigeria: Growing concern over failure to protect civilians from armed groups

Last night’s deadly car bombing in a suburb of the Nigerian capital Abuja displayed a callous disregard for human life and highlights the urgency of bringing an end to the campaign of violenc

Australia and Cambodia should scrap 'shameful' asylum-seeker deal

Australia shouldn’t ‘outsource its refugee responsibilities to another, much poorer country’ - Richard Bennett

Turkey: Riot police in reprehensible crackdown on peaceful May Day protest

The use of tear gas and water cannon against peaceful protesters today by police in Istanbul is a reprehensible move to crack down on free expression and peaceful assembly, Amnesty International sa