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Iran: 40 executions so far this year, with 33 in last week alone

‘The spike in the number of executions carried out so far this month in Iran is alarming’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Ukraine: Kiev protest ban blatant attempt to 'gag peaceful protesters'

The Ukrainian authorities must lift a temporary ban on demonstrations in the centre of the capital Kiev and guarantee the rights to freedom of assembly and expression, Amnesty International said today

Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under new law

Nigeria must immediately release the more than ten people already arrested under a deeply oppressive new law that runs roughshod over a range of human rights and discriminates based on real or perceiv

Egypt constitution vote: spokespeople available for comment

Amnesty International has spokespeople available to comment on the vote for a new constitution in Egypt.

European court blocks British trio's Saudi torture claim in 'major blow' for victims globally

The European Court of Human Rights ruling today that three British men who say they were tortured in prison in Saudi Arabia cannot pursue a claim through the UK courts is a ‘major blow’ fo

Syria: Urgent action needed at UN conference on Wednesday

Amnesty warns of risk of mass starvation and slams UK for failing to offer to resettle a single refugee

Northern Ireland: 'Landmark day' in search for justice for child abuse victims

Today is a landmark in the long search for justice for victims of institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland, Amnesty International said today, as the public hearings of the Historical Institutiona

Flaming Lips to perform in revival of historic human rights concert in New York next month

Other confirmed acts include Ms. Lauryn Hill, Cold War Kids, Imagine Dragons, Tegan and Sara, The Fray, Colbie Caillat and Cake