Disappearances And Abductions

Nepal Prime Minister urged to commit to combating enforced disappearances - 3 July 2009

A delegation from Amnesty International delivered thousands of letters to the prime minister, calling on him to ratify a treaty aimed at combating enforced disappeara

Israel must co-operate fully with independent Gaza fact-finding mission - 2 July 2009

The Israeli authorities must co-operate fully with the international mission, established by the UN Human Rights Council and led by Justice Richard Goldstone.

Accountability for human rights violations key to normalization in North Caucasus - 1 July 2009

There can be no stability and security for the people of the North Caucasus without an end to human rights violations and full accountability, says a new Amnesty Inter

Kenyan government must act urgently to end impunity and bring about essential reforms - 12 June 2009

As Amnesty International ends its high-level mission to Kenya, Secretary General Irene Khan urges the government to tackle impunity for human rights violatio

Injustice fuels Sri Lanka's cycle of abuse and impunity - 11 June 2009

Amnesty International has accused the Sri Lankan government of trapping the country in a vicious cycle of abuse and impunity.

Nearly 2,000 people missing ten years after Kosovo conflict - 10 June 2009

A decade after the Kosovo conflict ended, around 1,900 families across Kosovo and Serbia still have no details about the fate or whereabouts of their missing relativ

Iran’s presidential election amid unrest and ongoing human rights violations - 5 June 2009

Iran's tenth presidential election on 12 June, will take place against a backdrop of discrimination, worsening repression of dissent and violent unrest.

China continues crackdown on activists ahead of Tiananmen anniversary - 3 June 2009

The harassment of activists and lawyers continues and web sites like Hotmail and Twitter are shut down as censorship escalates.

Remaining political prisoners freed in Zimbabwe - 14 May 2009

The remaining three of 18 political and human rights activists who were re-detained in Zimbabwe last week have all been released on bail.

Medvedev's first year: failure to improve human rights - 8 May 2009

The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has not delivered on the promises he made about human rights during his first year in power.