Voting in Zimbabwe on Friday has been marked by a campaign of state violence and intimidation in the run up to the presidential election. Amnesty International has said that it is deeply disturbed by the campaign that is part of a deliberate strategy by the Zimbabwean government to ensure that Robert Mugabe wins the election. [...]

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On 26 June, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world. They are calling on governments to reaffirm their commitment to the consensus affirmed after the Second World War – that torture and other ill-treatment are absolutely prohibited.
Recently, there has been a new and [...]

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A harsh and disturbing reality lies behind the image of Tunisia as a holiday paradise and human rights beacon that the government has sought to paint. In truth, it is a country where violations by security forces are rampant and go unpunished.
Saber Ragoubi was tried unfairly and sentenced to death in December 2007, largely on [...]

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With just weeks left before the Olympic Games, a major Chinese government crackdown is taking place in Tibet, and a climate of fear grips the region.
This spring, Tibetans began escalating protests against the repressive policies of the Chinese government and its harsh campaign against the Dalai Lama. These demonstrations have been met with brutality.
Thousands of [...]

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Amnesty International today warned that not a single measure has been taken to prevent further European involvement in rendition and secret detention, and called for independent investigations to be initiated urgently.
Amnesty International’s report, State of denial: Europe’s role in rendition and secret detention, published today, shed further light on the extent of Europe’s role in [...]

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Dear President Mwanawasa,
I am writing to you in your capacity as the Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). I am appealing to you to convene an emergency summit of the SADC heads of state and government to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
Since March 2007, Amnesty International has been [...]

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Through its press release on the occasion of the Day of the African Child celebrated on June 16th of each year, the Burundian League for Children and Young People (LIBEJEUN) drew attention of governments on the incalculable consequences of children who are born and grow up in prisons.
The league spoke of more than 500 children [...]

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Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people, including children, suspected
of terrorism-related offences, have been arrested in Tunisia since the
introduction of the Anti-Terrorism Law in 2003. Authorities use the
broad definition of ‘terrorism’ in this law to criminalize legitimate
and peaceful opposition activities.
Many have been tortured and otherwise ill-treated, held in
incommunicado detention and subjected to enforced disappearances in the
last five [...]

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In a Memorandum sent to the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) Amnesty International urged legislators to reject a proposed law that imposes lengthy prison sentences on asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, disregarding their reasons for entering the country, and allowing for their immediate deportation, without regard for their possible ill-treatment or [...]

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In reaction to a report by Chinese media about the release of 1,157 people who were involved in the Tibet protests last march, Amnesty International said:“We are encouraged by the news of the release of 1,157 people and we look forward to receiving information about the trials of the 116 people in custody announced by [...]

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