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Commenting ahead of today's Scottish Government debate on Human Trafficking, Shabnum Mustapha, Programme Director of Amnesty in Scotland, said: "Whilst we welcome the Scottish Government debate on...
This Saturday (3 March) a prestigious education centre in Croatia will open its doors for the start of a unique photography exhibition celebrating diversity across Europe. “Yes to Diversity, no to...
*Action must also be taken over their Libyan colleagues *Militias have record of mistreating detainees Two British journalists and their Libyan colleagues held by a Libyan militia must be set free...
The announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it will stop kidnapping for ransom is a positive but insufficient first step, said Amnesty International today. The...
THE PUBLIC CAN NOW VOTE WHICH ’15 SECOND STAR’ WILL PERFORM ON STAGE IN NEW YORK The final five up-and-coming acts competing for the chance to perform the gig of their life at this year’s Secret...
*Organisation has names of 465 people killed in last 17 days *UN findings support need for ICC referral Humanitarian aid agencies must be allowed immediate and unhindered access to Homs and other...
Authorities in Cuba are preventing members of the Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's organisation “Ladies in White” from entering a building in downtown Havana for an event...
‘This is the first reported case of journalists being detained for published material in Tunisia following the uprising a year ago’ - Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui The Tunisian authorities should drop...
The London Conference on Somalia has not adequately tackled the dire human rights situation in the country which is threatening the lives of civilians including Children's rights, Amnesty...
*Conflict displacing 400 people a day as conflict escalates *Aid agencies prevented from assisting as authorities pretend there is no crisis Half a million Afghans who have fled fighting have been...