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18 February 2009
The decision could give the UK government the green light to start deporting people to countries where they will be at risk of serious human rights abuses.
11 February 2009
Philip Rizk was taking part in a march in Cairo, to express solidarity with civilians affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
05 February 2009
Those sentenced were accused of leading unrest against unemployment and high living
costs in the phosphate-rich Gafsa region of south-east Tunisia earlier
in 2008.
28 January 2009
Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a
far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming
reality.
28 January 2009
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama rejected as "false" the choice between safety and respect for human rights.
19 December 2008
A group of up to 104 Eritrean asylum-seekers held in a detention
facility in Sinai in Egypt are at risk of imminent deportation to
Eritrea.
28 November 2008
Under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which will take effect on
31 December, around 16,000 prisoners held by the US will be transferred
to Iraqi custody.
08 October 2008
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has pardoned Ibrahim
Eissa, who was charged with publishing information considered "damaging to the public interest and Egypt's
11 September 2008
Mohamed Erraji was sentenced to two years for “lack of respect due to the King”. His conviction is reported to be related to an article he published on an
27 August 2008
The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago has
left the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped with
dwindling resources and an economy
13 August 2008
Eight male teachers were released without charge in Saudi Arabia on 12 July 2008, after over four months’ detention.
08 July 2008
Tunisian authorities re-arrest prisoner and harass defence lawyers in apparent reprisal for Amnesty International's report.
26 June 2008
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
14 March 2008
A man who spent nearly three years in secret CIA detention spoke exclusively to Amnesty International about his ordeal.
06 February 2008
There is concern about the increasingly difficult
human rights situation and living conditions of some 1.5 million
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
31 January 2008
More than 1,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have become stuck in
the northern Sinai region of Egypt as the Egyptian authorities try to
force them back into Gaza
28 January 2008
Being a Syrian political or human rights activist requires courage -- the government is intolerant of dissent.
18 January 2008
It is now six years since six men were illegally transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Guantánamo, where they remain in indefinite detention.
16 January 2008
Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.
10 January 2008
Amnesty International is leading worldwide events, rallies and meetings to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay.
