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New Amnesty chief calls on governments to respect rights of world's most vulnerable people 01-Jul-2010 Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s new Secretary General, today began his first full day in office by pledging to do all he can to ensure governments respect the rights of the world’s most impoverished and vulnerable groups. Read more...
UK: Bloody Sunday Inquiry- Amnesty reaction 16-Jun-2010 Reacting to the publication today of Lord Saville’s report into ‘Bloody Sunday’, Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: Read more...
Undercover Investigation Reveals Neglect, Cruelty, and Filth at Another Pet Trade Supplier 10-Jun-2010 A PETA investigator went undercover at Sun Pet Ltd., an Atlanta-based wholesale animal dealer that supplies animals to numerous PETCO and PetSmart locations, among other retailers across the U.S. Read more...
Lack of skilled birth care costs 2 million lives each year, report shows both mothers and newborns at risk 09-Jun-2010 A lack of skilled attendants at birth accounts for two million preventable maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths each year, according to the newly released Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010). Read more...
Yemen: Photographs of missile and cluster munitions point to USA role in fatal attack 07-Jun-2010 Amnesty International has today (7 June) released photographs of a US-manufactured cruise missile that carried cluster munitions, apparently taken following an attack on an alleged al-Qa’ida training camp in Yemen ... Read more...
A sixth of Irish charities might shut, according to survey by The Wheel 29-May-2010 Survey shows closures likely to come if government funding stops next year Read more...
Amnesty's report condemns 'politicisation of justice' 28-May-2010 Amnesty International has criticised the "politicisation of international justice" in its annual report, which documents torture in 111 countries. Read more...
Social workers feel powerless in cases of child neglect 28-May-2010 More than a third of social workers and police officers say they have felt powerless to intervene in suspected cases of child neglect, research reveals Read more...
Packham: Don't save the tigers 27-May-2010 Controversial Springwatch host Chris Packham says donating money to tiger conservation charities is a waste of time. Read more...
Has residential respite care had its day? 27-May-2010 The MS Society is about to decide whether to close all its respite care homes and offer more personalised support to its users. The outcome could have repercussions for other disability charities Read more...