Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for complicity in the CIA-led rendition and secret detention programmes represent a milestone in accountability, said Amnesty International. A host of European states played a role in...

Hearings being held today at the European Court of Human Rights in two crucial cases against Romania and Lithuania for complicity in the CIA-led rendition and secret detention programmes represent a milestone in accountability, said Amnesty International. A host of European states played a role in...

The release in December 2014 of a 524-page summary of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) “Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program” has provided additional detail regarding the CIA’s ill-conceived and presidentially authorized foray into...

A flurry of activity by UN member states to sign and ratify the global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) before it enters into force next week is another clear sign of the overwhelming support for this historic move to rein in the irresponsible international arms trade, Amnesty International said.  Yesterday...

Amnesty International’s Fight Discrimination in Europe campaign tackles most forms of discrimination including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Despite the considerable advances in recent years, LGBTI people in Europe continue to be bullied at school, excluded from employment...

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A decision by a court in Lithuania ruling that a Saudi Arabian national has a right to an investigation into his alleged torture in a secret CIA detention centre in the country is a breakthrough for justice, said Amnesty International. “The court’s decision in the case of Mustafa al-Hawsawi is a...

A decision by a court in Lithuania ruling that a Saudi Arabian national has a right to an investigation into his alleged torture in a secret CIA detention centre in the country is a breakthrough for justice, said Amnesty International. “The court’s decision in the case of Mustafa al-Hawsawi is a...

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General has rejected a complaint requesting that he investigate the alleged secret detention in Lithuania of Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a Saudi national currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, said Amnesty International today. In a letter to the nongovernmental organizations...

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(Vilnius) With a new victim claiming that he was held in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secret detention in Lithuania, Amnesty International is urging authorities in Vilnius to renew and redouble their efforts to investigate the country’s involvement in the US-sponsored rendition and secret...

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