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  • Humanitarian situation in Gaza worst since 1967

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    © AP

    Poverty and unemployment are up, hospitals suffer 12 hour-a-day power cuts, water and sewage systems are close to collapse. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than it has been at any time since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967.

  • Bali 9 decision - welcome news

    Matthew Norman (L) and Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen (R)
    © AFP

    Reports that three of the Bali 9 have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment is welcome news.

  • Governments must take action to end violence against schoolgirls

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    © Stuart Freedman

    On the eve of International Women's Day, Amnesty International called on governments and school officials around the world to take concrete action to end violence against girls, particularly inside schools, in a new report published today.

  • Cuba signs up for human rights

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    © APGraphicsBank

    Cuba signed two major human rights treaties at the UN in New York on Thursday.

  • Gagging potential witnesses will not serve justice

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    Ben Griffin. Image from BBC.com

    “Rather than seeking to silence people who might have credible evidence of alleged human rights violations, which may include war crimes, the UK authorities should be seeking to investigate those allegations.”

  • Government commits to prohibiting torture

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    We welcome the announcement by the Australian Government that it is looking to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.

  • Children and civilian bystanders in Gaza death toll

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    © APGraphicsBank

    Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip during the last few days have killed over 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children and other civilian bystanders.

  • Appeal for safety of captured Sudanese soldiers

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    © AI

    We have just published an urgent action appeal on behalf of four Sudanese army officers currently being held by the Darfuri armed opposition group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).

  • European Court reaffirms ban on torture

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    © ECHR

    We welcome the re-affirmation of the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in last week's landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

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