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AI Nepal activists participating in AI Nepal's second National Youth Mela (Camp), 1 June 2008

Demanding justice for Nepal's civil war victims

1 May 2009

During the Nepalese civil war between 1996 and 2006, Amnesty International documented the killing, enforced disappearance and torture of thousands of civilians.

Obama - Building trust and respect for human rights in the US

29 April 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.
IDF infantry forces in the Gaza Strip, January 2009. This is a handout image provided by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Israeli army must make public findings of its probe into Gaza conflict

24 April 2009

The Israel Defense Forces' probe has concluded that it committed no human rights violations and made only rare mistakes, some of which may have resulted in the killing

Senior rebels sentenced to long prison terms in Sierra Leone

9 April 2009

Three senior leaders of the Sierra Leone rebel group, the Revolutionary United Front, were sentenced to long prison terms by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on We
Man with children in Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, near Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan.

African organizations call on Sudan to readmit aid agencies

8 April 2009

A series of simultaneous press conferences were held in seven African countries on Wednesday to warn that millions of people in Darfur face death and disease.
Israeli artillery fires towards southern Gaza Strip, from Israel side of the border

Israel and Palestinians urged to cooperate with UN mission

7 April 2009

Amnesty International has said that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides must fully cooperate with the UN's fact-finding mission.
Alberto Fujimori

Peru's Ex-President convicted in landmark case

7 April 2009

Alberto Fujimori, the former President of Peru, has been convicted of a series of human rights violations.

Notorious Khmer Rouge commander on trial in Cambodia

30 March 2009

One of Cambodia's most notorious suspected killers still alive finally faces trial for crimes committed while he was a Khmer Rouge commander 30 years ago.
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir

Al-Bashir visit to Egypt is a missed opportunity to enforce justice

25 March 2009

Amnesty International says the visit of the Sudanese President to Egypt, should have been an opportunity to enforce the arrest warrant for war crimes issued by the Int
IDF infantry forces in the Gaza Strip, January 2009. This is a handout image provided by the Israeli Defense Forces.

UN urged to 'find truth' about Gaza conflict

16 March 2009

A group of 16 of the world's leading war crimes investigators and judges - backed by Amnesty International - has urged the United Nations to launch a full inquiry in