Impunity

Lebanon: Special Tribunal insufficient without wider action to combat impunity - 27 February 2009

On the eve of the inauguration of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Amnesty International is calling on the Lebanese authorities to go beyond the Tribunal’s narr

Time for justice for Guatemala's war victims - 25 February 2009

The Guatemalan authorities have been urged to step up their efforts to provide justice for the hundreds of thousands of victims of the country's internal armed conflict.

New Zimbabwe government urged to prioritise human rights - 10 February 2009

Zimbabwe's new unified government has been urged to place human rights at the top of its agenda.

Dissent violently repressed in Cameroon - 29 January 2009

Cameroon's government has routinely used killings and torture to repress political dissent, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Video: The human rights implications of the Israel/Gaza conflict - 14 January 2009

Amnesty International's Philip Luther explains the human rights issues involved in the Israel/Gaza conflict.

Growing calls for investigations and accountability in Gaza conflict - 14 January 2009

As evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity mounts daily in Gaza, there are growing calls for an investigation into the conduct of all parties to the confl

Guatemala's President must act to avert crisis - 12 January 2009

A year into Alvaro Colom's term as Guatemala's President, more action needs to be taken to build on his promising commitments to improve human rights in the country.

Firm action urged to ensure accountability in Gaza conflict - 12 January 2009

Amnesty International has written to the United Nations Security Council calling for the establishment of full accountability for crimes committed in Gaza conflict a

Zimbabwe - a population on the edge of collapse - 24 December 2008

Zimbabweans are facing yet another difficult year in 2009, unless a political settlement is found to arrest the fast deteriorating socio-economic conditions in the c

Zimbabwe urged to end abductions of activists - 10 December 2008

Human rights groups have called on the Zimbabwe authorities to cease the persecution of human rights activists after five people were abducted in less than a week by