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Lebanon: Independent investigation into checkpoint killings needed
22 May 2012, 10:36AM 1 comment - add yours
A prominent Lebanese cleric opposed to the Syrian government and another man travelling with him have been shot dead at a checkpoint in northern Lebanon, prompting Amnesty International to urge the Lebanese authorities to launch an independent investigation rather than one carried out by the army or other security forces.
Syria: Deported Palestinian journalist speaks out about torture in custody
18 May 2012, 09:58AM Be the first to comment
A prominent journalist has told Amnesty International how Syrian government forces tortured and detained him in deplorable conditions before deporting him to Jordan on Monday.
Tunisian authorities must investigate new torture allegations
17 May 2012, 11:28AM Be the first to comment
The Tunisian authorities must launch an independent and impartial investigation into recent reports of torture and other ill-treatment against protesters in detention.
Accountability for violations needed despite Palestinian prisoner deal
17 May 2012, 11:12AM 1 comment - add yours
Two thousand Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions – a move seen by Amnesty International as a step toward compliance with Israel's human rights obligations.
Bahrain must commit to accountability at Universal Periodic Review
17 May 2012, 10:52AM Be the first to comment
The Bahraini government must commit to releasing prisoners of conscience and ensuring true accountability for the human rights violations committed since February 2011.
Iranian cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraye sentenced to 25 lashes
12 May 2012, 09:57AM 1 comment - add yours
"Mahmoud Shokraye's brutal sentence, just for drawing a harmless cartoon, sends a chilling message to all Iranians that they cannot freely and peacefully express their views without the fear of facing harsh reprisals from the Iranian authorities."
Bahrain: Activist arrested over ‘insulting’ tweets must be freed
9 May 2012, 10:48AM
Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was arrested on Saturday evening and has been charged with "insulting a national institution".
Iran must quash human rights lawyer’s conviction ahead of prison term
5 May 2012, 10:17AM
A nine-year jail term for a prominent human rights lawyer is another nail in the coffin for freedom of expression and association in Iran and should be quashed immediately, Amnesty International warned.
Tunisia: Persepolis trial verdict signals ‘erosion’ of free speech
4 May 2012, 12:19PM
A Tunis court’s decision to fine a TV boss for “spreading information which can disturb the public order” after he screened an animated French movie is a sign of the continuing erosion of free speech in Tunisia, Amnesty International said.
Egypt: Army must end attacks on protesters amid renewed violence
3 May 2012, 11:09AM
Deadly clashes in Cairo between unknown assailants and protesters have prompted Amnesty International to renew its call on the Egyptian army to protect protesters amid increasing violence ahead of presidential elections.
Egypt must protect protesters amid Cairo clashes
2 May 2012, 12:02PM
The Egyptian authorities must protect protesters in the run-up to presidential elections on 23 May, Amnesty International said today.
Bahrain urged to release Al-Khawaja as appeal of activists announced
1 May 2012, 12:04PM
A Bahraini court has announced that prominent activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and 13 opposition activists jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year will be granted an appeal, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call for their immediate release.
United Arab Emirates: End Arrests; Free Political Activists Stop Crackdown on Freedom of Expression
1 May 2012, 11:50AM
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities should immediately and unconditionally release nine political activists held in the context of a widening attack on dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The government should stop threatening to revoke the citizenship of seven of them because of their political activity.
Detained Syrian human rights defenders report torture
28 April 2012, 11:07AM
Concern is growing for three human rights defenders being held incommunicado at a military base near Damascus, amid reports they may be facing ongoing torture, Amnesty International said.
Egypt must overturn prison sentence for actor accused of ‘insulting Islam’
26 April 2012, 10:44AM
A ruling against leading Egyptian actor Adel Imam, sentenced to three months in prison for “insulting Islam” in his films, sends out the message the country has not moved on from its Mubarak-era heritage of suppressing free speech, Amnesty International said
Libya: Central government must protect Kufra residents from militia clashes
24 April 2012, 10:46AM
The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) must take steps to ensure that residents in the south-eastern city of Kufra are protected from reckless fire and receive immediate access to medical care.
Bahrain court delays ‘toying with hunger striker’s life’
24 April 2012, 10:45AM
The postponement of the appeals trial for 14 jailed opposition activists is toying with the life of prominent activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for 75 days in prison.
Tunisia: Mounting attacks on freedom of expression
24 April 2012, 10:42AM
Amnesty International has warned the Tunisian authorities against mounting attacks against freedom of expression in the name of defending morality and religion and called for the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience after three young men were sentenced to prison terms for insulting Islam and Muslims.
Libya: NTC must investigate death of another Tawargha man under torture
20 April 2012, 11:19AM
The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) must act immediately to investigate and prosecute abuses against the Tawargha community of black Libyans, said Amnesty International, after another Tawargha man was tortured to death in a Misratah detention centre.
Libyan rendition case shows it’s time for UK to come clean
19 April 2012, 12:59PM
The UK must ensure full accountability for its role in rendition, torture and unlawful detention, Amnesty International said as a Libyan man subjected to rendition in 2004 allegedly with MI6 involvement launched a civil claim for damages against UK ex-Foreign Secretary Jack Straw for torture and misfeasance in public office.
A policeman's job is to protect all citizens, even those he or she doesn't like. I'd have thought that a pretty basic concept.
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21 May 2012, 03:59PM