A prominent Chinese housing activist jailed today on spurious charges must be released immediately, Amnesty International said.
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The Bahraini authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent human rights activist whose health is rapidly deteriorating as he passes his 60th day of hunger strike, Amnesty International said today.
Authorities across the Americas must take urgent action to protect the rights of the most vulnerable people in the region, said Amnesty International in a new paper released ahead of the VI Summit of the Americas.
A deal that will see US forces handing over Bagram detainees to the Afghan government fails to respect the rights of captives, leaving them at risk of torture and other mistreatment, Amnesty International has warned.
Wednesday’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordering Libya to surrender Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi immediately is a step forward for justice and accountability, Amnesty International said today.
Northern Mali is on the brink of a major humanitarian disaster and aid agencies must be allowed immediate access to avoid further civilian deaths, Amnesty International said today.
Any amnesty for offenses committed since the start of Thailand’s ongoing political crisis must not grant impunity for grave human rights violations, Amnesty International said.
A vote to repeal the death penalty by Connecticut’s State Senate is a leap forward in the battle to end capital punishment, Amnesty International said.
Amnest International's response the ICC Office of the Prosecutor's statement that it cannot investigate crimes committed during the Gaza conflct