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28 May 2013

UN rights chief urges end to 'intolerable' suffering in Syria

The United Nations human rights chief has called on the international community to end the Syrian conflict, saying it is “an intolerable affront to the human conscience.”
22 May 2013

UK Government 'attempts to evade responsibility' over part in Libyan torture

Lawyers for the UK Government claim that it should not be held accountable in British courts for its role in the rendition and torture of Gaddafi opponents in 2004.
12 May 2013

New report on rampant repression after 20 years of Eritrean independence

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without charge, says a new report from Amnesty.
8 May 2013

Guantanamo detainee gives first inside account of raid

Younous Chekkouri, a detainee cleared for release but who remains held in Guantanamo, has given the first inside account of the raid carried out by prison authorities.
4 May 2013

Europe's 'sole executioner' sentences homeless Ukrainian man to death

The Belarusian authorities must stop the execution of a homeless man who was sentenced to death for murder earlier this week, Amnesty International says.
1 May 2013

Investigate torture of Britons, Cameron to tell UAE President

David Cameron says he will raise the issue of three British men tortured by Dubai police with the President of the United Arab Emirates during his state visit.
26 Apr 2013

Cameron must raise human rights abuses during UAE state visit, say NGOs

Human rights groups have called on the Prime Minister to raise human rights abuses with the President of the United Arab Emirates during his State Visit to Britain.
21 Apr 2013

British mother asks Dubai court to send her son home.

The mother of one of three British men tortured by police in the UAE has asked a Dubai court to let her son return home.
3 Apr 2013

Amnesty calls on Egypt and Sudan to end abuse of refugees

Amnsty International has called on Egypt and Sudan to stop the kidnap, forced transport and abuse of asylum-seekers and refugees.
27 Mar 2013

Secret courts vote 'a terrible day for British justice', says Amnesty

Amnesty International has called yesterday's vote in the Lords which approved the government's controversial Justice and Security Bill "a terrible day for British Justice".

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