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11 May 2012

Edinburgh march for a bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty

Students from around Scotland will march in Edinburgh on 12 May to demand the UK government does not compromise during July's Arms Trade Treaty negotiations.
9 May 2012

Bahraini activist is 'prisoner of conscience' says Amnesty

Amnesty International has called for the release of Nabeel Rajab, director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who was arrested at the weekend and charged with “insulting a national institution”.
16 Apr 2012

Vietnamese blogger faces 'propaganda' trial

Amnesty International has called upon the Vietnamese authorities to end their persecution of a prisoner of conscience.
12 Apr 2012

Abuses in North Korea overshadow 'day of the sun', says Amnesty

North Korea’s ‘Day of the Sun’, the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung’s birth, is a chance to shed light on a dismal human rights record, Amnesty says.
11 Apr 2012

Delay over Bahrain hunger strike could be 'disastrous' says Amnesty

The Bahraini authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent human rights activist whose health is rapidly deteriorating after more than 60 day on hunger strike, says Amnesty International.
28 Mar 2012

Government prices poor victims of overseas human rights abuses out of court

Aid and human rights agencies have expressed dismay at the UK government's repeated failure to heed informed criticism of its legal plans.
25 Mar 2012

Syria mission should report on human rights violations and abuses

Any UN mission helping end to armed violence in Syria must include the monitoring and reporting of human rights violations and abuses, says Amnesty.
23 Mar 2012

Human rights litigation against UK-based multinationals
22 Mar 2012

Challenges and opportunities await Pope Benedict in Cuba

His trip to Cuba will be the pontiff's second visit to Latin America, home to almost half of the world's Catholics. Benedict XVI visited Brazil in 2007.
17 Mar 2012

Christians and human rights activists remember slain Pakistani minister

Christians and human rights activists have paid tribute to Shahbaz Bhatti, former minister for religious minority affairs in Pakistan's federal cabinet, who was assassinated a year ago.

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