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Violent attacks downgraded to ‘hooliganism’, Jews attacked, Roma fingerprinted There has been an “alarming” rise in the number of racist attacks in Ukraine, said Amnesty International today, as it...
At least a dozen armed men who are believed to be linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party in Zimbabwe have attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and abducted 11 young people who were keeping...
Responding to today’s call from the Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police John Yates for all police forces to set up a specialist unit to investigate rape allegations, the End Violence...
Amnesty International today urged peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in terrorism cases, ahead of today’s House of Lords debate on the Counter-terrorism Bill...
Amnesty International will issue an open letter, to Chinese President Hu Jintao, from Amnesty Secretary General Irene Khan on Tuesday 8 July, exactly one month ahead of the opening of the Beijing...
Amnesty International and over 20 international and regional human rights organisations have called on the Iranian authorities to spare the lives of four child offenders facing execution in the...
Amnesty International today (8 July) urged Northern Ireland peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days in terrorism cases, ahead of today’s House of Lords debate on the...
Amnesty International welcomes the success of Operation Pentameter 2 in Northern Ireland , a PSNI exercise to tackle sex trafficking.The PSNI rescued five trafficked Women's rights's rightss rights's...
On Monday 28 July Amnesty International members will welcome well-known gay rights activist Peter Tatchell to Belfast to deliver the Amnesty International Pride Lecture as part of the city's gay pride...
'Restore Northern Ireland's damaged reputation at Westminster ' says Amnesty Amnesty International today urged Northern Ireland peers to oppose the extension of pre-charge detention limits to 42 days...