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Syria: Arab League should clarify human rights situation

At least 134 people killed since monitors arrived in country A meeting of the Arab League in Cairo this Sunday should provide a key opportunity to clarify ongoing allegations about serious human...

Oman: convictions against two journalists and their source should be quashed

‘What happened in this case is a sign … that freedom of expression does not exist in Oman’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui Amnesty International has urged the Omani authorities to quash the conviction of two...

Nigeria: Police must stop using live ammunition on unarmed fuel protesters

The Nigerian authorities must immediately end excessive use of force against protesters, Amnesty International said today after at least one person was killed in Kwara state on Tuesday during protests...

Pakistan: Blasphemy Law reform even more urgent one year after governor's murder

The Pakistan government must urgently reform the country’s 'dangerous' blasphemy laws, Amnesty International said today, on the first anniversary of the assassination of a politician who criticised...

UK: Amnesty offers parents a moral activity for their Children's rights over the holidays

Amnesty International UK is offering a solution for parents looking to entertain their Children's rights over the festive period – encourage them to become the Human Rights journalist of tomorrow...

Azerbaijan: Youth activist jailed after Facebook protest call freed

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of 20-year-old youth activist Jabbar Savalan, but reiterated its call for the Azerbaijani authorities to release 16 more prisoners of conscience jailed...

CHINA: Amnesty International condemns harsh sentence for activist Chen Wei

The nine-year jail sentence handed down to activist Chen Wei for writing critical articles about the Communist Party is unacceptable, Amnesty International said today, and urged Chinese authorities to...

Egypt: 'shocking' violence against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights protesters must not be repeated

Egyptian Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights speak out about army violence Amnesty International called on Egypt’s military rulers to uphold the right to peaceful demonstration...

Syria: new death penalty law is 'another brutal tool' as killings soar

A new law introduced this week imposing the death penalty on anyone arming “terrorists” is only likely to worsen the bloodshed in Syria, Amnesty International warned today, as the number of people...

Sudan: Greater security needed for tens of thousands of Abeyei residents

The United Nations must step up efforts to provide the security required for tens of thousands of civilians stranded in makeshift camps in South Sudan to return to their homes after fleeing fighting...