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Turkey: police violence threatens Pride marches in Taksim Square

Turkish LGBTI activists plan Pride marches this Sunday and next Following weeks of violently-suppressed public protests, the Turkish government’s declaration that public assemblies in Istanbul’s...

Afghanistan: Talks with the Taliban must focus on human rights and justice

Human rights, including women’s rights, must be integral to any peace deal with the Taliban said Amnesty International as the USA announced that it was to start direct peace talks with Afghanistan’s...

Libya: Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants held indefinitely in deplorable conditions

The Libyan authorities must act immediately to end the indefinite detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants, including children, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published today...

Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of House of Commons, to deliver Amnesty International Belfast Pride Lecture

DATE: Thursday 4 July, 7.30pm VENUE: Europa Hotel, Belfast House of Commons Speaker, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, will deliver the Amnesty International Pride Lecture next month in Belfast. The free lecture...

Chinese mining industry contributes to abuses in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need to do more to prevent their operations from leading to human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned today in...

Romania: Amnesty's new report labels treatment of Roma as 'total betrayal'

The Romanian authorities betray thousands of their citizens through broken promises and total disregard of their right to adequate housing, Amnesty International said in a new report published today...

Spanish attitude to justice a 'slap in the face' for the victims of Franco

A new report from Amnesty International has revealed that the Spanish authorities are routinely failing to investigate crimes committed during the Civil War and Franco period. Time passes, impunity...

Turkey: Secretive mass detentions condemned following night of 'shocking police violence'

Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul, Amnesty International said today. More than a hundred...

Zimbabwe: Whatever election date, human rights monitors vital

Zimbabwe’s government must ensure there is no repeat of the violence that marred the presidential elections in 2008, Amnesty International warned today as the country’s leaders publicly disputed the...

Iran: Crackdown ahead of Friday's elections - new briefing

‘The escalation in repression is an outrageous attempt by the Iranian authorities to silence critics ahead of the presidential election’ - Philip Luther The Iranian authorities have intensified a...