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Northern Ireland: Claudy bombings investigation suspension 'just the latest betrayal'

Amnesty International expressed profound disappointment at a suspension of the police investigation into the notorious Claudy bombings as “just the latest betrayal the Claudy families have faced"...

Egypt: Security forces' use of 'excessive' force during 6 October crackdown must be investigated

Amnesty International is calling for a full, impartial and independent investigation into the deaths of at least 49 people after the Egyptian security forces used excessive and unwarranted lethal...

Nobel Peace Prize: A worthy winner, but much remains to be done

Following the announcement that The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International commented:...

Kuwait: Outrage at homophobic 'medical tests' for migrant workers

The proposed introduction of compulsory ‘medical tests’ to bar migrant workers deemed homosexual or transgender from entering Kuwait and other Gulf countries, is outrageous and should be rejected out...

Death penalty no deterrent against crime - new briefing

30-page briefing released to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty

China: Response to opening of Beijing Bureau - 'Silence in the face of human rights abuses must not be the price of doing business'

Responding to the announcement today that the Northern Ireland Executive is to open a Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing, Amnesty International has called on Ministers to use the office to raise...

Morocco should drop 'absurd' charges against teenagers arrested for kissing

Photo posted to Facebook could lead to five-year jail term for 15-year-old The authorities in Morocco must immediately and unconditionally drop charges against three teenagers arrested for kissing and...

USA: state of Louisiana must release last 'Angola 3' man Albert Woodfox

New campaign comes a week after Herman Wallace’s death Following the death last week of the “Angola 3” prisoner Herman Wallace, Amnesty International has launched a campaign for the release of his...

Amnesty's historic 'Human Rights Concerts' to be released on DVD and CD

Long-unavailable footage features music icons like Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis

Sri Lanka's ban on Commonwealth summit protests is 'blatant' human rights violation

‘It fits very well with the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed efforts to silence any dissent over the past years’ - Polly Truscott Sri Lanka’s reported decision to ban all protests in its...