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Zimbabwe: Human rights activist abducted after arrests at cholera clinic

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately disclose the whereabouts of human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, who was abducted from her home at dawn today by a group of armed plain-clothes men who...

Congo (DRC) & UN Human Rights Council: Civilians in Eastern DRC need more than half measures

Words are not enough, says Amnesty The people of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need practical measures and decisive action to stop the gross human rights abuses, not just words, said...

Add one extra card to your list, says Amnesty as Greetings Card Campaign is launched

Unique charity campaign asks people to give time not money during the festive season Amnesty International today launches its annual Greetings Card Campaign encouraging people across the UK to send a...

Jamaica: More executions will not reduce crime

Jamaica’s crime epidemic must be solved with reforms to the police and the justice system, not with more death, said Amnesty International after the Jamaican House of Representatives voted a motion to...

Iraq: Security agreement puts detainees at risk of torture

Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International has warned. The warning came as the Iraqi...

Response to latest news of human trafficking in Northern Ireland

Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International's Northern Ireland progarmme director said: "Amnesty International welcomes the police rescue of two apparent victims of human trafficking for sexual...

Haiti: Carnival gang rapes of under age girls exposed in new Amnesty report

55% of rapes reported so far this year were of girls aged under 18 Rape of girls aged under 18 is pervasive in Haiti, and the government is doing little to protect them – said Amnesty International...

India: New threshold of violence in India, attacks an outrage

The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental...

Time running out for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo warn activists

Demonstrators protest in European capitals ahead of key UN Security Council meeting Wednesday 26 November 2008. Activists will demonstrate today in London and Paris, ahead of a key meeting of the UN...

92% of schools sign up to mark 'our rights' birthday

Schools across the United Kingdom set to mark 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Amnesty International today revealed that over 92% of senior schools across the UK are all set...