Reports emerging from Sri Lanka suggest that government forces and the so-called Tamil Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE) are violating the laws of war by targeting civilians and...

As Chinese premier Wen Jiabao comes to the UK this weekend (31 Jan to 2 Feb), Amnesty International UK is highlighting China’s growing crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression, including on the...

Amnesty International today welcomed the publication of the report by the Consultative Group on the Past in Northern Ireland (CGPNI) and called for the UK government, and all parties in Northern...

The Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that the country's media are allowed to work without restriction and in safety, Amnesty International said today. Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International's Sri...

Military and police demolish homes of 150 families in three hours Amnesty International today reacted angrily to news that over 150 poor urban families have been forcibly evicted from central Phnom...

Amnesty International has called upon authorities in Chad to track down the whereabouts of Issa Palkoubou, an English teacher who has not been seen since 3 September 2008. Amnesty believes that he may...

Luis Alfonso Plazas was arrested in July 2007 in relation to the disappearances, which took place during the military assault on the Palace of Justice in Bogotá after M-19 guerrillas took those inside...

Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to disclose the weapons and munitions their forces used during the three-week military campaign in Gaza. Donatella Rovera, head of an...

Irene Khan said: “This is clearly an important step in the right direction. Speed and specifics are now of the essence - the trial or release of these 240-plus detainee cases is already years overdue...

Amnesty is urging the authorities to ensure that the site is preserved and to initiate a forensic investigation at the site as part of a long-overdue investigation into mass executions which began in...