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Venezuela must implement new law on violence against women

Amnesty International urges authorities to show the political will and provide the resources needed to ensure the new law will not just exist on paper.

Olympics promises for human rights – the China Debate

Amnesty International has launched a new website for people to have their say about the human rights situation in China in the countdown to the Beijing Olympics.

ICC in difficulty ten years after the Rome Statute

Thursday 17 July marks the tenth anniversary of the Rome Statute, the treaty that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

President of Sudan could face arrest over Darfur war crimes

Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has applied for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Omar El Bashir for 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Racism on the rise in Ukraine

Four foreigners have been murdered in Kyiv so far this year because of the colour of their skin, according to a new Amnesty International report.

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A global day of action on Saturday 12 July used human aerial art to remind the Chinese authorities of their Olympic human rights promises.

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Russia urged to respect artists' rights to freedom of expression

Organizers of an exhibition in Moscow are charged with inciting hatred and denigration of human dignity because of some of the objects on show.

UK Ministry of Defence agrees to compensate Iraqi torture victims

The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq, will be paid compensation by the UK Ministry of Defence.

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