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Japan must respect rights of detained Greenpeace activists - 15 July 2008

Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, wh

Video: Murat Kurnaz, former detainee at Guantánamo and Afghanistan - 16 June 2008

Murat Kurnaz was detained in Afghanistan and Guantánamo without charge or trial for nearly five years.

No hiding place for torture - 5 June 2008

In June 2008, Amnesty International will campaign worldwide to end the use of torture and other ill-treatment.

Parliamentarians meet US authorities over illegal detentions - 14 May 2008

Parliamentarians present US government officials with an Amnesty International declaration endorsed by over 1,200 of their counterparts worldwide.

Getting a glimpse of Guantánamo - 8 May 2008

A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.

Nigeria’s prison system fails its people - 26 February 2008

In Nigeria, sixty five percent of prison inmates have never been convicted of any crime, with some awaiting trial for up to ten years.

Video: Andrew Motion reads Poems from Guantánamo - 12 December 2007

Andrew Motion, poet laureate, discusses the work of Abdur Rahim Muslim Dost.

Police ill-treatment plagues Bosnia and Herzegovina - 6 February 2008

Police and prison guards in Bosnia and Herzegovina ill-treat prisoners with almost total impunity, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Video: Moazzam Begg read Poems from Guantánamo - 23 January 2008

Former Guantánamo detainee Moazzam Begg reads a poem that he wrote while he was held at the US detention centre.

Six years from home – Guantánamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina - 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.