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9 Feb 2012

Israel asked to cancel plan to forcibly displace Bedouin communities

Amnesty has called on Israel to cancel military plans to forcibly displace around 2,300 Bedouin residents of the West Bank onto an area by a garbage dump.
31 Jan 2012

Quakers’ annual lecture to focus on human rights

Quaker human rights lawyer, Rachel Brett, will deliver the one hundred and fifth Swarthmore Lecture in London in May 2012.
27 Jan 2012

Quaker annual Lecture will focus on global human rights

Human rights lawyer, Rachel Brett, will deliver the 150th Swarthmore Lecture in London in May, on Quaker work on human rights at the UN.
12 Jan 2012

Guantanamo amounts to a decade of damage to human rights

The failure of the US to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay leaves a toxic human rights legacy, Amnesty International says.
9 Jan 2012

Nigeria asked to end police attacks on fuel price protesters

The Nigerian authorities must end excessive use of force against fuel protesters, says Amnesty, after at least one person was killed in Kwara state.
28 Dec 2011

Amnesty offers 'moral activity' for school holiday

The Guardian Teacher Network and Secondary School magazine SecEd have joined forces to run the Young Human Rights Reporter of the Year competition.
22 Dec 2011

End arms exports to Egypt, says Amnesty

Amnesty International says global arms suppliers must halt the transfer of small arms, ammunition and other equipment to the Egyptian military and security forces.
2 Dec 2011

Saudi protesters and reformists targeted in the name of security

The last nine months has seen a new wave of repression in Saudi Arabia as authorities have cracked down on protesters and reformists, Amnesty says.
24 Nov 2011

Churches' group welcomes recognition of housing as a human right

Churches' action group Housing Justice has welcomed the recognition of the human rights dimensions of homelessness at a leading awards event.
23 Nov 2011

Liberty rewards 'human rights heroes'

Human rights heroes from various walks of life were rewarded for their achievements at Liberty’s Human Rights Awards last night (22 November).

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