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Burma: Exiles stage defiant protest at London embassy to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday

Five Burmese exiled dissidents staged a defiant protest at the country’s London embassy earlier this morning to mark the 65th birthday of Burma’s iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi led...

Kyrgyzstan: Government must protect its population

Amnesty International has urged the Kyrgyzstani interim government and local authorities to ensure protection for all Kyrgyzstani citizens and in particular those of Uzbek origin who have been...

Human rights concerns in South Africa during the World Cup

Human rights violations in the run up to the World Cup There has been an increase in police harassment of informal traders (hawkers), homeless South Africans, and refugees and migrants who are living...

Colombia: Senior army officer convicted over disappearances

Amnesty International called on the Colombian authorities to ensure justice for all victims of the 1985 hostage situation at the Palace of Justice in Bogotá, which left over 100 people dead, following...

Masnachu pobl yng nghymru: Galw am ymateb cryfach ar draws Cymru

• Adroddiad newydd: mesurau ‘anaddas i bwrpas’ yn y DU yn erbyn masnachu pobl a thorri cyfraith ryngwladol – adroddiad newydd • Mae masnachu pobl yng Nghymru’n gofyn am ffocws Cymru gyfan • Gwefan...

Nicaragua ignores international pressure to revise total abortion ban

“Chilling indifference” shown to Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls’ rights – Amnesty Amnesty International has expressed great disappointment at the Nicaragua...

Pakistan: Millions suffering in 'human rights-free zone' in North-West of country

Millions of Pakistanis in the north-west tribal areas live in a human rights-free zone where they have no legal protection from the government and are subject to abuses by the Taleban, Amnesty...

Iran: One year on since crackdown, hundreds still imprisoned-New report

“It’s essential that we stand up for the unjustly imprisoned and be their voice. The prisoner’s worst nightmare is the thought of being forgotten. But knowing that your plight is in the hearts and...

Libya: Country must allow UN refugee agency back in

Amnesty International deeply regrets the Libyan authorities’ decision to expel the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) from the country - leaving thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers without any protection...

USA/Mexico: Shooting of 14-year-old boy - full investigation needed

Amnesty International today condemned the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Mexican boy by a US border patrol officer, who fired across the border at a group of young Mexicans reportedly throwing stones...