Impunity

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.

No justice for the victims of NATO bombings - 23 April 2009

Ten years on, no-one has been held to account for the NATO attack on the Serbian state radio and television building that left 16 civilians dead.

Lebanon's politicians urged to focus on human rights in election campaigns - 23 April 2009

Amnesty International has written an open letter to Lebanon's political leaders calling on them to put human rights at the centre of their election campaign.

No progress in Chechnya without accountability - 17 April 2009

There can be no stability and security for the people of Chechnya, until those responsible for gross human rights abuses in the country over the last 10 years are brou

Impunity for CIA torture is incompatible with USA's international obligations - 17 April 2009

Four previously secret memorandums released by the new US administration give an insight into how its predecessor lost its legal and moral compass in turning to tort

Zimbabwe independence celebrations overshadowed by human rights abuses - 17 April 2009

The inclusive government is failing to tackle the problems of continued imprisonment of political prisoners, enforced disappearances and tight restrictions on media.

Sikh massacre victims await justice in India, 25 years on - 9 April 2009

Twenty-five years after the massacre of thousands of Sikhs in India, the country's government has failed to bring to justice those responsible.

Algeria's next president urged to address past human rights abuses - 8 April 2009

Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to vote for their next president.