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Egypt: Journalists face terror charges
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 11:38 am | Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today for allegedly providing assistance or belonging to a banned group engaged in terrorist activities, said Amnesty ... More >>
Global petition to be delivered to Russian President
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 5:28 pm | Amnesty International
A 200,000 strong global petition will be delivered to the offices of Russian President Vladimir Putin calling on him to repeal a series of repressive laws restricting the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association in the run up to the Sochi ... More >>
Japan: NHK chief’s sexual slavery comments an “insult”
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 3:01 pm | Amnesty International
The new head of Japan’s national broadcaster NHK defence of the country’s wartime military sexual slavery is deplorable, said Amnesty International. More >>
Philippines: Police officers use torture 'for fun’
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:09 pm | Amnesty International
The discovery of a secret torture cell in a police intelligence facility in the Philippines where officers physically abused inmates for fun in a game of “roulette” shows the authorities’ pitiful lack of control over the police force in the country, ... More >>
Bahrain: Death of teenage detainee must be investigated
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 10:04 am | Amnesty International
The Bahraini authorities must immediately investigate the death in custody of a 19-year-old boy who was shot in the head by security forces, said Amnesty International. More >>
Central African Republic: Civilians under imminent threat
Monday, 27 January 2014, 10:57 am | Amnesty International
Christian and Muslim civilians in Baoro and Bossemptle in the north-west of the Central African Republic are in imminent danger of attack due to the very strong presence of anti-balaka militias in towns where international peacekeepers are nowhere to ... More >>
China: Xu Zhiyong four year jail sentence “shameful”
Monday, 27 January 2014, 9:47 am | Amnesty International
The jailing of prominent Chinese legal scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong is a travesty and he should be released immediately, said Amnesty International. More >>
India: Another horrific gangrape must be investigated
Friday, 24 January 2014, 11:34 am | Amnesty International
Authorities must investigate the alleged gangrape of a 20 year-old adivasi woman in Birbhum, West Bengal, on 20 January 2013 and bring to justice those responsible, Amnesty International said. More >>
Egypt: Wide-scale repression continues unabated
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 6:07 pm | Amnesty International
23 January 2014 The Egyptian authorities are using every resource at their disposal to quash dissent and trample on human rights, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published ahead of the third anniversary of the “25 January Revolution”. More >>
New Zealand’s Human rights record in the global spotlight
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:54 pm | Amnesty International
New Zealand’s Human rights record in the global spotlight New Zealand will be asked to step up and make strong commitments to the protection of human rights during its second review at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, ... More >>
Iraq: Spike in executions
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 11:29 am | Amnesty International
Reports have emerged today of 12 secret executions carried out by the Iraqi authorities, bringing the number of prisoners put to death since Sunday to 38, Amnesty International said. More >>
Joint NGO Statement on Geneva II Talks
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 10:14 am | Amnesty International
“The Syrian Government is meeting for the first time with representatives from the Syrian Opposition in what will hopefully be the first steps towards a sustainable peace. More >>
India: Supreme Court upholds rights of death row prisoners
Wednesday, 22 January 2014, 10:18 am | Amnesty International
A historic decision by India’s Supreme Court commuting the death sentences of 15 prisoners and setting out guidelines to safeguard the rights of prisoners on death row and their families is a positive step for human rights in the country, Amnesty ... More >>
China: Hypocritical crackdown on anti-corruption campaigners
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 6:42 pm | Amnesty International
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prominent activist Xu Zhiyong, whose trial is due to start in Beijing on Wednesday, Amnesty International said. More >>
USA: Close Guantánamo and end human rights hypocrisy
Monday, 20 January 2014, 4:13 pm | Amnesty International
The continued operation of the US detention camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is a prime example of the USA’s double standard on human rights, Amnesty International said today, almost five years after President Barack Obama signed an executive order to ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Accused leaders must be detained lawfully
Friday, 17 January 2014, 5:38 pm | Amnesty International
Côte d’Ivoire: Militia leader accused of crimes against humanity must be detained lawfully More >>
Peace conference must end starvation for besieged Syrians
Friday, 17 January 2014, 2:36 pm | Amnesty International
The Geneva II peace conference on Syria must aim to urgently end government sieges imposed on opposition-held towns where civilians are starving to death, said Amnesty International. More >>
Iran hangs 40 people in two weeks amid surge in executions
Friday, 17 January 2014, 9:46 am | Amnesty International
Iran has carried out a total of 40 executions since the beginning of 2014, with at least 33 carried out in the past week alone, said Amnesty International today. More >>
Haiti: Ex-dictator Duvalier evades justice
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 12:50 pm | Amnesty International
15 January 2014 Haiti: Lack of political will allows ex-dictator Duvalier to escape justice A lack of political will and unacceptable court delays are allowing Haiti’s former “president-for-life,” Jean-Claude Duvalier, to escape justice for human ... More >>
Nigeria: Halt homophobic witch-hunt under oppressive new law
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 10:37 am | Amnesty International
Nigeria must immediately release the more than 10 people already arrested under a deeply oppressive new law that runs roughshod over a range of human rights and discriminates based on real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity, Amnesty International ... More >>
