News

Myanmar obstructionism costs lives

9 May 2008

In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the government of Myanmar is deliberately impeding life-saving assistance.

Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka flourish under veil of secrecy

2 May 2008

Sri Lanka is a conflict where journalists face unjustified restrictions on reporting and there are very few established facts.

Mozambique: Violent police assume ‘licence to kill’

29 April 2008

In a report published today, Amnesty International revealed the extent of police violence in Mozambique, saying that police are killing and torturing people with near total impunity.

Secret video shows horror of Saudi beheading

28 April 2008

Secretly filmed footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia has been received by Amnesty International.

Pakistan must restore judges deposed under emergency law

28 April 2008

The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition.

Ethiopia must release mosque attack children

24 April 2008

Ethiopian forces and forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) have been accused of targeting civilians in an attack on a Mogadishu mosque that left 21 dead.

Zimbabwe: No supply of arms until state sponsored violence ceases

24 April 2008

All shipments of small arms, light weapons and ammunition ordered from China by the Zimbabwe Government must be halted as there is a real risk that it may lead to increased human rights violations.

Nepal threatens Olympic protesters

22 April 2008

Nepal's threat to use violence to prevent anti-China protests when the Olympic torch reaches Mount Everest has been condemned by Amnesty International.

Hundreds abducted in Central Africa

22 April 2008

Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army.

US Supreme Court rules lethal injections constitutional

18 April 2008

The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state of Kentucky's lethal injection procedures are constitutional.