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As the holiday commemorating the Soviet Union's World War II victory over Nazi Germany approaches, cities across Ukraine are preparing for an expected increase in Russian attacks.

Amnesty International said innocent civilians also suffered from 'reckless shootings and torture' from rampaging Russian troops during attacks throughout February and March

Letters: Amnesty International’s report JCB Off Track gives evidence that the company’s equipment has been used in the destruction of Palestinian homes, writes Stuart Penny

The Foreign Secretary said Welshman Luke Symons would soon be reunited with his family.

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Amnesty International has condemned the arbitrary detention of nine peaceful protesters and a journalist by an internal security agency in eastern Libya. “The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the control of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), is arbitrarily detaining at…

Relatives of hundreds of prisoners gathered outside Myanmar's Insein Prison on Sunday after the military government announced the release of 1,600 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the Southeast Asian nation's new year.

Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Iran of deliberately denying life-saving medical care to prisoners, saying it had confirmed 96 cases since 2010 of detainees dying after a lack of treatment, AFP reported. The report by Amnesty comes after several high profile cases this year alone of prisoners who…

Executive director for UN women says allegations of rape and sexual violence must be independently verified.