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Children and civilian bystanders in Gaza death toll

3 March 2008

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip during the last few days have killed over 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children and oth

Another migrant shot dead at Egypt/Israel border

28 February 2008

Egyptian security forces shot dead another woman trying to cross into Israel on Saturday.

European Court reaffirms ban on torture

28 February 2008

The European Court of Human Rights has re-affirmed the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 

China urged to take steps to end death penalty

28 February 2008

Anti-death penalty campaigners have urged Chinese legislators to take "concrete steps" towards abolishing the death penalty.

French claims on disappeared Chad opposition questioned

27 February 2008

Amnesty International has received evidence that the French government knew about the whereabouts of three detained senior Chadian opposition figures as early as 11

Three years for profiling a Moroccan prince on Facebook

27 February 2008

A 26-year-old IT engineer has been given a three-year prison term and fined 10,000 dirhams (US$1,320) for creating a profile of Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid on Fac

Call for independent UK investigation into US renditions

23 February 2008

Amnesty International has called for a full, independent investigation into any further UK involvement in renditions.

Calls for calm as Serbs rally

21 February 2008

Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in a "Kosovo is Serbia" rally in Belgrade on Thursday.

Migrant shot dead trying to cross Egypt/Israel border

21 February 2008

Egyptian security forces shot dead a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel on Tuesday –