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6 Nov 2011

Burma political prisoners held in dog cells and denied water

Burma's authorities must act immediately to end the ill-treatment of political prisoners in Yangon’s Insein Prison, says Amnesty International.
3 Nov 2011

Human rights are a religious priority, says African rights gathering

Faith-based bodies should use their constituencies to uphold human rights and dignity as part of their core mission, say African rights defenders.
28 Oct 2011

Move to block Sri Lanka hosting Commonwealth meeting

The Commonwealth may become "irrelevant" if its leaders allow Sri Lanka to become its next host, Amnesty International says, ahead of its summit.
17 Oct 2011

Detention and abuse are a 'stain' on the new Libyan regime

The new authorities in Libya must stamp out arbitrary detention and widespread abuse of detainees, says Amnesty International in a new briefing.
15 Oct 2011

Struggle against eviction of Dale Farm travellers goes on

Some 86 Irish Traveller families at Dale Farm in Essex still face forced eviction following legal notice from Basildon Council, after a ten year dispute.
13 Oct 2011

Amnesty urges Canada to arrest former President Bush for torture

Amnesty International has urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for his role in torture.
13 Oct 2011

Churches in Colombia launch monitoring programme for violence victims

As a new monitoring programme is launched, human rights groups claim that the number of "displaced people" in Colombia is close to 5 million.
11 Oct 2011

Tatchell condemns persecution of Christians in Pakistan

The human rights activist Peter Tatchell has added his voice to those of the many people alarmed over the persecution of Christians in Pakistan.
5 Oct 2011

Syrian campaign to silence protesters overseas exposed

Syrian protesters in Europe and the Americas have been systematically monitored and harassed by officials acting on behalf of the regime
5 Oct 2011

Scaremongering about immigration and human rights

Scaremongering about immigration and human rights is popular among UK politicians. So it was not surprising when Home Secretary Theresa May tried to exploit fears and prejudices on these topics at the annual conference of the Conservative Party (the dominant partner in the ruling coalition). But her speech did not go quite as planned.

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