International Justice
The need for comprehensive justice across the former Yugoslavia - 29 August 2008
The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to heal the wounds caused by the horrific violations ofArrest of Radovan Karadžic a major step towards justice - 22 July 2008
The former Bosnian Serb leader could be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands either this weekend or early nePresident of Sudan could face arrest over Darfur war crimes - 18 July 2008
Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has applied for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Omar El Bashir for 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and waICC in difficulty ten years after the Rome Statute - 17 July 2008
Thursday 17 July marks the tenth anniversary of the Rome Statute, the treaty that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court.Call for arrest of suspected Sudanese war criminals - 13 May 2008
The Sudanese authorities have refused to arrest two government ministers suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.Indonesia urged to ratify the Rome Statute - 2 May 2008
Indonesia must fulfil its commitment to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2008, Amnesty International has urged.Pakistan: New government sends a positive signal to the world by ratifying UN human rights convention - 18 April 2008
Amnesty International welcomes Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights cUganda strikes deal with LRA on trials - 20 February 2008
The Ugandan government has struck a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) about where their leaders will be tried.Justice failed in Kosovo - 30 January 2008
War crimes and crimes against humanity from the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s risk being left unpunished as a result of a failed UN justice mission.Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary
2008 is a landmark year in the global campaign to make human rights a reality for all people… it marks 60 years since the birth of its most important document.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) -- which confirms the acceptance of 30 rights - was adopted by UN member states on 10 December 1948. It began as an initiative of governments, but today it is the common goal of people everywhere.
In the run-up to the 60th anniversary, Amnesty International will organize a series of activities that celebrate the UDHR - and focus on what must be done to make that promise of universal, indivisible human rights a reality.
Every single person has rights - that is the essence of our humanity. Each of us has the duty to stand up, not just for our own rights, but also for those of others.
- We believe human rights abuses anywhere are the concern of people everywhere.
- We pledge to harness the power of individuals to galvanize action for justice and equality.
- We are outraged at our leaders' betrayal and are determined to hold them to account.
- We are committed to creating a world in which every person can realize their human rights.
- We will carry the UDHR message of hope to every region of the world in its 60th anniversary year.
Guantánamo is a symbol of injustice and abuse. Cases of secret detention, torture, renditions and indefinite detention without charge flout human rights principles. They jeopardize - rather than promote - security.
On 11 January 2008, we call on the US authorities to bring their detention policies and practices in line with international law - at Guantánamo and beyond. Read more
Anniversary highlights
Stop the human rights meltdown: make human rights real
Message from Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on International Human Rights Day (10 December 2007)