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A new briefing highlights the unacceptable treatment of thousands of foreign nationals in detention facilities in Libya.

IDPs have often been the invisible and forgotten victims of Syria's brutal conflict that has raged since 2011, out of the media spotlight and largely sidelined by the political wrangling between all parties to the conflict.

Human rights, including women’s rights, must be integral to any peace deal with the Taliban said Amnesty International today as the USA announced that it was to start direct peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban armed group.

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'The world has forgotten us'
Millions of people displaced by fighting are living in dire conditions inside Syria.

Riot police move in
Turkish riot police use water cannon and tear gas against peaceful protesters in Taksim Square on 11 June.

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AUDIO: Bradley Manning trial opens in USA
Amnesty International's Justin Mazzola reports from Fort Meade, Maryland on the start of Bradley Manning's trial.

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