Crimes Against Humanity And War Crimes

Israeli troops reveal Gaza abuses - 1 April 2009

The Israeli army has dismissed as "hearsay" the testimonies of soldiers who served in Gaza during the recent 22-day military offensive and who gave chillin

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.

Algeria’s next president told no prospect for national reconciliation without truth and justice - 30 March 2009

Ahead of Algeria’s presidential elections, the country's next leader has been urged to address the legacy of human rights abuses of the 1990’s internal c

Cambodia: An historic day for Khmer Rouge victims - 27 March 2009

As Cambodia’s most notorious suspected killer finally prepares to face trial on Monday for crimes committed while he was a Khmer Rouge commander 30 years ago, Am

Renewed calls for humanitarian truce in Sri Lanka - 27 March 2009

Calls for a humanitarian truce between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Armed Forces grow as fighting intensifies and the number of cas

Threatened and attacked – the dangers of opening Guatemala's police files - 27 March 2009

Officials involved in opening Guatemala's police archives and members of their families have been threatened and attacked in recent days.

Egypt / Sudan: Failed opportunity to enforce justice - 25 March 2009

"Egypt and other members of the League of Arab States should not shield President Bashir from international justice," said Irene Khan, Amnesty International&

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

Hundreds accused of 'witchcraft' persecuted in The Gambia - 18 March 2009

Up to 1,000 people have been taken from their villages by “witch doctors”, taken to secret detention centres and forced to drink hallucinogenic concoctio

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