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Ken Clarke's Justice and Security Green Paper criticised over 'secretive process'

Responding to the publication today of the Justice and Security Green Paper - unveiled by Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary - Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: “We’ll be studying the...

Gilad Shalit prisoner swap casts harsh light on detention practices of both sides

*Shalit never allowed Red Cross visits *Forcibly exiling 41 Palestinian prisoners would violate international humanitarian law The prisoner exchange involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and 477...

Dale Farm: Council must respect international law and standards

Amnesty International today warned Basildon Council that they had a duty to observe international human rights laws and standards and urged further discussion ahead of an imminent proposed forced...

China: New level of desperation as Tibetans set themselves on fire

In reaction to news that a 20-year old Tibetan nun, Tenzin Wangmo, set herself on fire and died on Monday, near Kirti monastery in Ngaba County, Sichuan province, Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s...

Bahrain: fears for teacher after pre-dawn arrest

There are fears for the safety of a former vice-president of the Bahrain Teacher’s Association after she was arrested in heavy-handed fashion before dawn this morning after recently speaking out about...

Yemen: Saleh stepping down must not involve immunity deal

The international community must send a clear message that those responsible for extrajudicial executions, torture and enforced disappearances in Yemen will be brought to justice as part of any...

UK designers and artists demand immediate release of imprisoned Azerbaijani activist

Internationally-acclaimed artists and designers were among the dozens of men and women who called for the immediate release of wrongly imprisoned Azerbaijani activist Jabbar Savalan at a prestigious...

Malawi must arrest Sudan's Al- Bashir during visit

Malawi should arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Amnesty International said today. Al-Bashir is due in Malawi on Friday 14...

Syrian ambassador to UK reprimanded over harassment of Syrian ex-pats

‘It's encouraging that the UK authorities are taking the threat to ex-pat Syrians seriously’ - Neil Sammonds Responding to news that the Syrian ambassador to the United Kingdom has been called to the...

Egyptian army must answer for 'bloodbath' at Coptic protest

Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must urgently explain how a protest against religious discrimination turned into a bloodbath, Amnesty International said today about the after deadly...