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Publication Date: 11 December 2008

Greek police use punitive violence against peaceful demonstrators

Eyewitness statements present mounting evidence of police beating and ill-treating peaceful participants of anti-government demonstrations.

Publication Date: 09 December 2008

Human Rights Defender in Russia: Svetlana Alekseevna Gannushkina

A human rights defender since the late 1980s, Svetlana was one of the founders of the NGO Citizen’s Assistance (Grazhdanskoe Sodeistvie) and the Human Rights Ce

Publication Date: 08 December 2008

New EU mission must bring justice to Kosovo

The EU Police and Justice Mission to formally take over responsibility for over 1,500 unresolved war crimes investigations, with possibly thousands more yet to be inve

Publication Date: 01 December 2008

Croatian journalists under attack

Journalists in Croatia are being violently targeted for trying to expose the truth about war crimes and corruption, while the country's leaders fail to protect them.

Publication Date: 27 November 2008

Action around the world for Democratic Republic of Congo

Activists are demonstrating around the world to call for urgent and effective protection of civilians in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Publication Date: 26 November 2008

Europe unites against Roma discrimination

An innovative two-day meeting in London – organised by Amnesty International – has brought together Roma and human rights activists from across Europe.

Publication Date: 19 November 2008

Czech anti-Roma demonstrators clash with police

About 500 demonstrators linked to the far right Czech Workers Party, tried to attack a Roma community in the town of Litvinov.

Publication Date: 12 November 2008

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visits Amnesty International

The recently appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights met representatives of NGOs at a meeting hosted by Amnesty International in London on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 22 October 2008

UK's highest court to hear key test cases on deportations with assurances

The UK’s highest court will begin hearing two important test cases related to human rights and the UK government's counter-terrorism policies on Thursday.

Publication Date: 20 October 2008

Turkish government in landmark apology over death after custody

The Turkish Minister of Justice has accepted the responsibility of the state in the case of Engin Çeber who died after being held at the Metris Prison in Ista

Publication Date: 16 October 2008

Five jailed in Chile ten years after Pinochet arrest

Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials on Wednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the cases for which Augu

Publication Date: 14 October 2008

Turkey expels refugees for second time

Turkish law enforcement officials have expelled the same group of Uzbekistani refugees into Iranian territory for the second time in one month.

Publication Date: 13 October 2008

UK House of Lords to vote on 42-day detention

The House of Lords in the UK is expected to vote on Monday on proposals that would allow the period of pre-charge detention in terrorism cases to be extended.

Publication Date: 13 October 2008

UK House of Lords rejects 42-day detention

The House of Lords rejected proposals on Monday that would allow the period of pre-charge detention in terrorism cases to be extended up to 42 days.

Publication Date: 10 October 2008

Amnesty International salutes Nobel Peace Laureate, 2008

Martti Ahtisaari has been recognized for his important work around the world in conflict resolution in places where grave human rights abuses were taking place.

Publication Date: 06 October 2008

Human rights violations in cities around the world

As World Habitat Day focuses on the state of the housing rights situation across the globe, here are case studies from cities in Cambodia, Brazil, Italy, Israel and An

Publication Date: 01 October 2008

The human cost of war in Georgia

Tens of thousands of displaced people are still unable to return home after the Georgia-Russia conflict. Amnesty International collected eye-witness accounts from surv

Publication Date: 01 October 2008

Sarajevo Queer Festival organizers still under threat

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activists and the participants of the Sarajevo Queer Festival continue to receive death threats.

Publication Date: 26 September 2008

Eight injured as Sarajevo Queer Festival attacked

Several people were attacked at the end of the first day of the Sarajevo Queer Festival on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 12 September 2008

Poland: government must investigate secret CIA jails

With evidence that the CIA operated a secret detention facility in Poland mounting, Amnesty International has welcomed the news that public prosecutors have initiated