Bahrain: free political prisoners
Against the Death Penalty
Unanimous Security Council vote a crucial moment for international justice
28 February 2011, 11:04AM
The UN Security Council has referred Libya to the International Criminal Court.
UN Security Council must refer Libya to International Criminal Court
26 February 2011, 08:16AM
Libya's Colonel al-Gaddafi and his chain of command have to understand they will answer for their actions.
Egypt: Protect families of those killed in protests from intimidation
25 February 2011, 05:00PM
Reports are emerging that families of individuals killed during the recent anti-government demonstrations in Egypt are being intimidated by members of the Egyptian security forces.
Authorities in Iraq urged to allow peaceful protests
25 February 2011, 09:51AM
Authorities in Iraq must not use excessive force against protestors.
Politicians should support law to protect against torture and other human rights crimes
24 February 2011, 02:56PM
If passed, new legislation will facilitate better protection of people who face severe human rights violations such as female genital mutilation, honor killings, extrajudicial executions and the death penalty.
Yemen urged to halt escalating crackdown after two reported killed in capital
24 February 2011, 09:04AM
Yemeni security forces using heavy-handed tactics against protesters, with lethal effect.
Iran: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions
17 February 2011, 09:11AM
Other nations and the UN should speak out against a wave of executions in Iran, the Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organisations said today. Shirin Ebadi and the human rights groups called on the Iranian Judiciary and Parliament to institute an immediate moratorium on all executions.
Iran protest crackdown condemned
15 February 2011, 09:15AM
Iranians have a right to gather to peacefully express their support for the people of Egypt and Tunisia.
Egypt: Human rights reform essential as Hosni Mubarak steps aside
12 February 2011, 07:11AM
Human rights reform in Egypt must begin now.
Egypt: Human rights must come first at critical moment
11 February 2011, 12:59PM
The decisions made in this momentous period will be critical for Egypt and the region. Political transition must involve the people and foster respect for human rights.
Iran urged to drop prison sentences against human rights activists
11 January 2011, 10:00AM
Two women sentenced to jail in Iran women for their courageous defence of human rights.
Côte d’Ivoire: Human Rights Council misses opportunity to protect Ivorian population
25 December 2010, 08:00AM
The Ivorian population deserves more robust intervention than the Human Rights Council offered them in its special session to consider the worsening situation there.
Clemency call for Kurdish law student facing execution in Iran
25 December 2010, 07:59AM
Amnesty International is urgently appealing to the Iranian authorities to show clemency against a student convicted of moharebeh (enmity against God).
Yemeni authorities called upon to commute juvenile offender’s death sentence
22 December 2010, 09:25AM
Amnesty International today called upon the Yemeni authorities to halt the imminent execution of a young man for a crime he is alleged to have committed at the age of 15.
11 hanged in Iran following suicide bomb attack
21 December 2010, 10:39AM
Amnesty International condemned the execution of 11 men this morning in Iran accused of links to the bomb attack in Chabahar that killed more than 39 people last week, many of them worshippers at a mosque.
UN Endorses Vote to End Executions
21 December 2010, 08:42AM
Amnesty International today urged all states that retain the death penalty to establish an immediate moratorium on executions as the first step toward abolishing the death penalty.
Australia’s new Afghan prisoner policy could violate international law
15 December 2010, 07:05AM
Australia's new policy on prisoners taken by Australian forces in Afghanistan raises real concerns about potential human rights abuses.
Taiwan: justice delayed in “Hsichih Trio” case
13 December 2010, 02:04PM
While the Supreme Court considers an appeal against the “not guilty verdict” in the cases of Liu Bing-lang, Su Chien-ho and Chuang Lin-hsun, collectively known as the “Hsichih Trio”, Amnesty International urges the Taiwanese authorities to promptly address flaws in this judicial proceeding, including allegations of torture and immediately establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a first step towards its abolition.
Nobel Peace Prize a ‘dignified tribute’ to human rights defenders
11 December 2010, 05:56AM
Global recognition of Chinese writer and activist Liu Xiaobo has emphasised the significance of his message of respect for human rights.
Iran: Reports of latest Ashtiani TV ‘confession’ condemned
11 December 2010, 05:50AM
Reports suggest that Iran’s state-controlled Press TV may broadcast a new 'confession' by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who faces possible execution by stoning or hanging.
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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