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Belarus activists tell of life in exile

27 November 2009

Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities.
Sheperds stand beside a cistern in the village of Umm al-Kheir, in the southern West Bank (OPT), September 2009.

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water

27 October 2009

Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.

Palestinian refugees suffer in Lebanon

17 October 2007

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face discrimination in employment and a lack of access to adequate education and housing, says a new Amnesty International report.

One year of the Military Commissions Act

17 October 2007

On 17 October a year ago, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. A law that turned flawed executive policy into flawed domes

Security Council deplores Myanmar repression

11 October 2007

The United Nations Security Council has "strongly deplored" the use of violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar.

Stop the Death Penalty: The World Decides

10 October 2007

On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International calls on the world's governments to vote for the UN resolution on a global moratorium on exec

World marches for Myanmar

9 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Video: Marching for Myanmar

8 October 2007

People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.

Lethal injections lead doctors to break medical oath

4 October 2007

Doctors and nurses are coming under pressure to break their ethical oath by participating in lethal injections.

Anna Politkovskaya remembered

3 October 2007

People from around the world, including members and supporters of Amnesty International, are commemorating Russian journalist and human rights defender Anna Politkovsk

Palestinian refugees targeted in Iraq

1 October 2007

Scores of Palestinian refugees in Iraq have been killed since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Military stamps out mass protests

1 October 2007

A heavy military presence on Myanmar's streets, combined with mass arrests, has stamped out the massive protests of the past week.