'Rape, sexual slavery and other forms of sexual violence by rebel forces have been systematic and widespread,' notes the human rights organisation which is making specific recommendations to all the...

'Local communities are especially bearing the brunt of the ruling party's political machine,' the organisation added. Methods used by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to pressurize...

Abdullah Ocalan leader of the armed opposition group Kurdistan Workers' Party has been held in solitary confinement for 16 months since his apprehension on 15 February 1999. The human rights...

The circular says all ten, who were detained on 24 June, are at grave risk of torture . They have been taken to a detention centre in Kinshasa, which has a well-earned reputation for torture, and have...

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety and whereabouts of noted Afghan scholar and former lecturer at Kabul University, Professor Mohammad Rahim Elham, who was deported to Afghanistan by...

'Military and police personnel must know that they are accountable for their actions at all times - state of emergency or not,' the organisation said following the Indonesian government's declaration...

'The post-election government of Zimbabwe has an opportunity to take clear and definite steps to end the cycle of impunity. In the past impunity has led to further human rights violations - the people...

The leaders of South and North Korea have signed a joint declaration to end the tense stand off on the Korean peninsula. They agreed on exchanging visiting groups of separated families and relatives...

'Today, on the 20th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of prisoners in Tadmur Prison, we call on the Syrian government to dedicate itself to building a state of law and human rights', Amnesty...

'Guatemala should declare a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the {death penalty},' the organisation said. Tomás Cerrate Hernández and Luis Amílcar Cetino Pérez - convicted in...