Highlighted research

Romani children segregated in Slovakia’s schools

24 July 2008

Large numbers are inappropriately placed in special schools, receive a substandard education and have very limited opportunities for employment and further education.

Denying the undeniable: Enforced disappearances in Pakistan

22 July 2008

New government of Pakistan must reveal the truth about enforced disappearances

Venezuela must implement new law on violence against women

17 July 2008

Amnesty International urges authorities to show the political will and provide the resources needed to ensure the new law will not just exist on paper.

Military judge warns 9/11 accused of disadvantages of self-representation

10 July 2008

Three of the five men accused of orchestrating the attacks of 11 September 2001 and facing a death penalty trial by military commission are appearing in front of a m

Racism on the rise in Ukraine

10 July 2008

Four foreigners have been murdered in Kyiv so far this year because of the colour of their skin, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Guantánamo military commission hearings resume

9 July 2008

Five Guantánamo detainees accused of involvement in the attacks of 11 September 2001 in the USA are due to appear in front of a military judge this week.

Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

2 July 2008

People trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge the decision.

Europe must face facts on rendition

24 June 2008

European states reject responsibility to admit or investigate complicity in US-led renditions and secret detention. 

Routine abuses in the name of security in Tunisia

23 June 2008

Abuses by security forces in Tunisia go unpunished, despite lip service to human rights by the government.

One thousand protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down

20 June 2008

As the Olympic torch relay travels to Lhasa, Amnesty International urged the Chinese government to provide information about those detained during the protests last