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Torture and Terror
Guantánamo: A decade of damage to human rights
11 January 2012, 12:44PM
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison.
Saudi Arabia: King urged to commute “cross amputation” sentences
17 December 2011, 10:19AM
Six men facing amputation of their right hands and left feet for “highway robbery” must have their sentences commuted by the King, Amnesty International has said.
Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia: Bring George W. Bush to Justice
2 December 2011, 09:35AM
Amnesty International urges the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former US President George W. Bush, during his expected visit to the region between 1 and 5 December 2011, for crimes under international law.
Lithuania blocking the truth about CIA Secret Prisons
22 October 2011, 10:38AM
The Lithuanian authorities must reconsider a decision not to re-open an investigation into CIA secret prisons on Lithuanian territory, Amnesty International has said.
Iran must acknowledge abuses before UN Committee
18 October 2011, 10:58AM
The Iranian authorities will make a farce of a UN Committee hearing into Iran’s human rights record unless they acknowledge current and past abuses, Amnesty International warned today.
Canada urged to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush
13 October 2011, 11:52AM
Amnesty International today urged Canadian authorities to arrest and either prosecute or extradite former US President George W. Bush for his role in torture, ahead of his expected visit to Canada on 20 October.
Egypt must suspend security forces involved in ‘torture’ video
30 September 2011, 09:36AM
The Egyptian authorities should suspend members of the army and the security forces responsible for abusing detainees, Amnesty International said today after a video was published showing officers beating and torturing detainees.
Torture fears for Bahraini women and girls in detention
27 September 2011, 11:39AM
The Bahraini authorities must urgently investigate reports that women were tortured in detention after being arrested in Manama during pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today.
NATO halts Afghanistan detainee transfers after torture claims
8 September 2011, 11:55AM
NATO’s decision to suspend transferring detainees to Afghan forces due to reports of systematic torture highlights the international community’s failure to provide for basic rule of law in Afghanistan, Amnesty International has said.
Pakistan urged to end enforced disappearances
30 August 2011, 10:36AM
Authorities in Pakistan must urgently end the widespread practice of enforced disappearance and ensure anyone detained has full access to lawyers and the courts, Amnesty International has said in a new briefing today.
UK torture inquiry “secretive and deeply flawed”
5 August 2011, 10:08AM
Amnesty International has today described the government's plans for an inquiry into allegations of UK involvement in torture and other human rights violations as "secretive, unfair and deeply flawed".
Proposed Saudi Arabian anti-terror law would strangle peaceful protest
22 July 2011, 05:47PM
A draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law obtained by Amnesty International would allow the authorities to prosecute peaceful dissent as a terrorist crime.
Gambia: Hundreds disappeared, killed and tortured
22 July 2011, 10:24AM
Gambia must act to improve the deteriorating human rights situation across the country, Amnesty International said in a campaign document released today.
Detained UN worker at risk of torture in Sudan
20 July 2011, 10:18AM
Amnesty International has urged Sudanese authorities to ensure that a UN worker being held in South Darfur is not subjected to torture and is given immediate access to his family and any needed medical care.
European Court criticises UK for violating human rights in Iraq
8 July 2011, 12:00PM
Following two landmark judgments from the European Court of Human Rights, Amnesty International is once again calling on the UK authorities to act decisively to ensure accountability for actions of UK armed forces and officials in Iraq for alleged human rights violations.
Q&A: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
5 July 2011, 12:15PM
Last night, Four Corners aired ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’, a harrowing documentary exposing shocking new evidence of war crimes committed during the closing days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009. The documentary originally aired on UK broadcaster Channel 4.
US must reconsider closure of CIA torture cases
2 July 2011, 09:34AM
Amnesty International calls on the US Attorney General to reconsider his decision to close some 100 cases of detainees allegedly tortured in CIA custody.
Egypt: Victims of protest violence deserve justice
19 May 2011, 08:01AM
Amnesty International has released a report on this year's violent crackdown on anti-government protests which left at least 840 dead.
Burma: Prison sentence reductions are not enough
18 May 2011, 12:30PM
Burma's reduction of prison terms must be swiftly followed by the release of all prisoners of conscience.
Iran must not carry out retribution blinding sentence.
14 May 2011, 11:40AM
Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to not carry out a sentence ordering a man to be blinded by having acid dropped in both eyes as part of a retribution punishment.
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6 February 2012, 02:27PM