Amnesty International News

At the end of a 10-day visit to Honduras during the country's presidential elections, Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation to ensure all those responsible for human rights abuses are brought to justice and the victims given reparations.

Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate the reported killing of seven civilians in an air raid attack in the Sa'da region of Yemen.

Displaced people in the Wanni area of northern Sri Lanka, 28 August 2008. © Private 1 December 2009 Amnesty International is calling on the Sri Lankan government to permanently release civilians who have been illegally detained in camps following the end of the civil war six months ago.

Amnesty International today said it was deeply worried about the safety of victims of and witnesses to a shooting at a military blockade that took place in Tegucigalpa last night.

In several cities across West Papua, Indonesia's last frontier of separatist instability, hundreds of demonstrators raised the Morning Star independence flag Tuesday in protest of what they say is more than 40 years of colonial occupation by Indonesia.

Amnesty International Canada added its voice Tuesday to calls for a public inquiry into Afghan detainees who were surrendered by Canadian forces.

Amnesty International wants an investigation of a shooting by military personnel in the Honduran capitol of Tegucigalpa, and protection of witnesses, it says.

Police dig up body of victim killed in massacre in Maguindanao province, 24 November 2009.

His family were unable to identify the security force that the arresting officers belonged to.

In a letter to Iranian authorities, human rights organizations expressed serious concerns about the recent suspicious death of Dr.

Audio: Activist Ales Straltsou describes living under 'restricted freedom' Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities, with police seeking to control almost every aspect of their daily lives.

The organization's call followed the confirmation by DNA test results on Monday that remains recovered last week are those of British journalist Alec Collett, who was 64 when he was seized from a car in Beirut in 1985.

Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of a dissenting Tunisian journalist who has been jailed for six months on trumped up charges after an unfair trial.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood demonstrate in Alexandria, Egypt, 9 March 2008.

A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerlanda s obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum on Sunday 29 November 2009 on a constitutional amendment.

Amnesty International has made a renewed call for the humane treatment of all detainees in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, following reports that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may be released in a prisoner exchange.

Police dig up body of victim killed in massacre in Maguindanao province, 24 November 2009.

At the invitation of Guerrero based Tlachinollan Human Rights Centre I had the inspiring opportunity to witness an historic event last Wed : Two indigenous women, both former Amnesty International prisoners of conscience left their communities once more to make a trip to a Mexican Jail.

Amnesty International has urged the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Huang Qi, a human rights defender who worked with the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

As the number of people living in poverty swell to over two billion, Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan makes a strong argument for human rights to be made central to development and eradication of poverty.