8 May 2008
A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.
6 May 2008
The dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of
Somalia has been revealed in a groundbreaking new Amnesty International
report.
2 May 2008
Sri Lanka is a conflict where journalists face unjustified restrictions on reporting and there are very few established facts.
2 May 2008
Indonesia must fulfil its commitment to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2008, Amnesty International has urged.
30 April 2008
More than 3,000 Palestinian refugees are currently cut off from the
rest of the world in dire conditions without access to adequate
humanitarian assistance.
30 April 2008
Across much of the world, May Day – International Workers’ Day – represents an opportunity for workers to celebrate their rights and
stand together in solidarity.
30 April 2008
The UN General Assembly will elect, in direct and individual elections
and by secret ballot, 15 new members of the Human Rights Council on 21
May 2008.
29 April 2008
In a report published today, Amnesty International revealed the extent
of police violence in Mozambique, saying that police are killing and
torturing people with near total impunity.
28 April 2008
The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, ahead
of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition.
28 April 2008
Secretly filmed footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia has been received by Amnesty International.