'At least nine Islamic Kurdish men have gone missing in recent months, revealing a disturbing pattern of abductions. These men were probably abducted for their religious and political beliefs,'...

Current laws and regulations do not provide for systematic end-use monitoring of UK arms exports so there is no guarantee of how they may be used. British Hawk jets were used to intimidate the East...

Five Bosnian Croat men were convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in The Hague in what the presiding judge said was 'one of the most vicious...

During a visit to North and South-Kivu provinces in eastern DRC in November 1999, Amnesty International delegates gathered evidence of widespread, deliberate and arbitrary killings, 'disappearances'...

'Hopes that divisions within Malaysian society might begin to be reconciled through a renewed respect for the right of all citizens to peacefully express dissenting views have been dashed - the...

As previously announced, the four organisations will also be presenting a full submission to the Home Secretary by the deadline of 5 pm on Tuesday 18th January. According to the Observer -- a British...

' While East Timor is now secure, similar patterns of intimidation and killing which shocked the world and prompted the EU to impose military sanctions on Indonesia are being repeated in parts of...

During his 1999 presidential campaign, Mr. Portillo promised: Ôto respect human rights -- including indigenous rights; Ôto establish a firm schedule for reactivation of the peace process agreed in...

The submission will reflect concerns that Amnesty International raised publicly yesterday, which are summarised below. Seeking representations from the parties without providing them with the medical...

Amnesty International has always stressed that the case must be subject to a fair and proper legal process. Pinochet has the right all legal mechanisms available, including evidence about his fitness...