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Amnesty appalled at new findings showing destitution among Zimbabweans seeking refuge in UK

Amnesty International UK today said it was ‘appalled’ at the findings of new research from the Jospeh Rowntree Charitable Trust, showing a massive rise in destitution among refused asylum seekers...

South Africa: Displaced people should not be forcibly removed from camps

Amnesty International has condemned the South African police’s recent forcible removals of more than 700 refugees and asylum-seekers from the Glenanda ("Rifle Range Road") displacement camp near...

China: Olympics evictions protester kept in prison unitl after Games are over in bid to silence him

Amnesty International today demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing rights activist Ye Guozhu. He was due to be released on Saturday 26 July, but will now remain imprisoned until 1 October...

Scotland - Amnesty calls on Scottish birthday support for imprisoned Chinese man ahead of Edinburgh Festival

Chinese activist’s case to be highlighted at ‘Stand Up For Freedom’ comedy nights Amnesty International is asking people in Scotland to send a birthday message of support for an imprisoned man in...

Scotland - Amnesty's biggest-ever Edinburgh Festival line-up announced

Edinburgh: Amnesty International has announced its line-up for this year’s Edinburgh Festival - the human rights campaigners’ biggest and widest-ranging programme from the Festival’s main “cause”...

Amnesty calls on Scottish birthday support for imprisoned Chinese man ahead of Edinburgh Festival

Chinese activist’s case to be highlighted at ‘Stand Up For Freedom’ comedy nights Amnesty International is asking people in Scotland to send a birthday message of support for an imprisoned man in...

Pakistan: New report demands release of war on terror's missing prisoners

· Call for reinstatement of judges after judicial clashes over missing prisoners · Photograph of wife of ‘disappeared’ man available Amnesty International has today (23 July 2008) called for the new...

Serbia: Karadzic arrest a major step but tribunal must be given time and resources to deliver real justice

Amnesty International UK today welcomed the arrest of Radovan Karadžić, saying it sent out a message that people charged with horrific crimes cannot run from justice. The organisation now calls for...

Arms: BBC's findings reinforce Amnesty's concerns over China's violation of Darfur arms embargo

Amnesty International revealed in 2007 that arms were still being transferred to Darfur in spite of UN embargo The revelation in tonight’s (14 July) BBC’s current affairs programme Panorama that China...

Reaction to Foreign Affairs Committee report on UK government and torture

Reacting to the publication today of a new report by the Foreign Affairs Committee on the UK government’s foreign policy, Amnesty International UK head of policy Jeremy Croft singled out the committee...