Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has warned the Australian government not to squander a uniqueopportunity to right historic wrongs.
Sexual violence against women and girls is pervasive and widespread in Haiti: much of it is directed at girls. There were estimated to be more than 100000 girls ...
Four men on trial for an attack on human rights lawyer Ricardo Lagunes Gasca, and other inhabitants of Ejido Jotolá, southern Mexico, in September 2009, have been ...
Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into ...
On 16 November 2009, the Court of Cassation in Bahrain upheld the death penalty against Jassim Abdulmanan, a male Bangladeshi national. The execution is now pending ...
Dr Ramin Pourandarjani had allegedly received threats to deter him fromrevealing the extent of abuse that had taken place at Kahrizak detention centre.
The eighth session of the Assembly of States Parties is an important opportunity for states parties to the Rome Statute to advance preparations for the first Review ...
