Refugees, Displaced People And Migrants

Calls for an investigation into the killing of Indigenous People in Colombia - 16 February 2009

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group are reported to be responsible for the killing of 27 Indigenous Awá People in the department o

Pakistani government must protect Swat valley civilians - 12 February 2009

An estimated 1,200 have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as a result of fighting between Pakistani Taleban groups and the military.

More civilians killed in Sri Lanka fighting - 10 February 2009

As the fighting continues between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), civilians pay the price for both parties' disregard for internatio

Call for a truce in Sri Lanka as humanitarian situation deteriorates - 6 February 2009

Amnesty International has called for a temporary truce and for the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow more than quarter of a million trapped civilians to es

Hundreds of migrants at risk if returned from Italian island - 6 February 2009

Over 1,600 migrants currently held on the Italian island of Lampedusa are at risk of being forcibly returned to their home countries.

Myanmar minority group in peril - 2 February 2009

Hundreds of Myanmar's Rohingya people are missing at sea and many more are at risk of drowning after Thai authorities forcibly expelled large groups of Rohingyas see

Civilians trapped by Sri Lanka conflict - 28 January 2009

More than 300,000 civilians are now trapped in the north-eastern part of Sri Lanka as the fighting between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the army intensifies.

Building trust and respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Hundreds left homeless in Cambodia after forced eviction - 27 January 2009

Cambodian security forces and demolition workers carried out the evictions of 152 families from Dey Kraham community in the early hours of Saturday.

India urged to raise human rights issues in Sri Lanka - 15 January 2009

As the Indian Foreign Secretary visits Sri Lanka, an open letter from Amnesty International urges him to raise concerns over the safety of displaced civilians trapped