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Amnesty International called on the Philippine government Tuesday to end martial law soon in a southern province, where troops cracked down on a powerful clan and its armed supporters blamed for the massacre of 57 people. Complete Story...
Amnesty International says Mexican soldiers have carried out torture and forced disappearances while fighting drug cartels.
The dancer called police to his home because he feared he was being robbed, only to end up being killed by the officers from whom he had sought help, Amnesty International said, offering one example of deadly police violence in Mozambique.
Amnesty International is accusing Israel of pumping disproportionate amounts of drinking water from an aquifer it controls in the West Bank, depriving local Palestinians of their fair share.
Iran has sentenced an accused member of an exiled opposition group to death, Amnesty International said Friday in an appeal for Tehran to rescind the ruling.
Two Uzbeks freed from the Guantanamo Bay prison arrived Sunday in Ireland, and Amnesty International appealed to other European Union nations to deliver on pledges to give new homes to U.S. terror detainees.
Mexican authorities said Tuesday there would be no compensation for an Indian market vendor who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison in a case that provoked an international protest.
Japan executes mentally ill prisoners, some of whom are driven insane by harsh treatment while on death row, according to a report issued Thursday by Amnesty International.
Fiji's military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday.
Amnesty International called on Iraq Tuesday to stop executions, saying many death sentences were being handed down in court proceedings that do not meet international standards for fair trials.
Honduras' Supreme Court says ousted President Manuel Zelaya would face trial if he returns to the Central American country.
Myanmar's long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International's highest honor, U2's Bono publicly announced Monday before 80,000 cheering fans.
A day after democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi murmured in court that the verdict in her trial was already "painfully obvious," Myanmar's state-run media warned Wednesday that any predictions of the outcome would amount to contempt of court.
Saudi Arabia is holding more than 3,000 people in secret detention and has used torture to extract confessions in its anti-terrorism crackdown since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday.
Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent Gaza war. Both sides rejected the findings.
More than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hardline government in Tehran as part of the violent post-election crackdown, according to Amnesty International.
Amnesty International's director said Thursday the situation in Zimbabwe remains grim despite promises of reform and that some in President Robert Mugabe's party still regard violence as a legitimate political tool.
President Robert Mugabe's party has rejected allegations from Amnesty International about continuing human rights violations in Zimbabwe, state media reported Friday.
A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its war with Tamil Tiger rebels has been disbanded with more than half of its cases unresolved, an official said Tuesday.
In a June 4 story about Amnesty International touring the Port Isabel Detention Center, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it was the largest such facility in the country. The largest is the Willacy Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas, according to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
A team from Amnesty International visited the nation's largest immigrant detention center and reported that detainees there face numerous obstacles to arguing against deportation.
The global financial crisis is leading cash-strapped governments around the world to crack down on people protesting against rising poverty and unemployment, Amnesty International said Thursday.
Rising attacks against rights activists and journalists in Russia as well as ongoing violence in southern regions show little has been done to improve human rights since President Dmitry Medvedev came to power a year ago, Amnesty International said Thursday.
For sale soon: a variety of torture devices from the 16th century, including shame masks to enforce silence, a 14-foot table-like rack to stretch the victim's body, and a tongue tearer to punish blasphemers and heretics. Even an executioner's sword.
Amnesty International said Thursday that police battling criminals and militants in Nigeria's restive southern oil region are using increasingly violent means, including torture and illegal killings.
Heavily-censored Afghan abuse memos released - thestar.comOTTAWA – The military police watchdog agency agreed Wednesday to release censored versions of Richard Colvin's emailed warnings on Afghan detainees previously withheld by the government from a parliamentary committee.
In Pakistan, end of amnesty could spark fresh political turmoilIslamabad, Pakistan - The imminent expiration of a controversial decree that provides amnesty against criminal charges to top Pakistani politicians could further weaken the country's embattled civilian government, according to analysts here.
BBC News - Amnesty: Nearly half of Tajik women 'regularly abused'Amnesty International has accused Tajikistan of failing to protect its women, saying nearly half are raped, beaten or abused by their families.
Amnesty Water Report Waterboards the TruthJust like Amnesty's faulty history, its water charges are both old and false. For example, more than 10 years ago National Public Radio reported similary false charges:
Human rights activists gather in Boston BOSTON -- Hundreds of Amnesty International activists have gathered in Boston for a regional human rights conference that will include a tribute to a Libyan official who died in custody after advocating democracy.
Israel: Amnesty charges don't hold water Israel has refuted accusations in an Amnesty International report claiming that the Palestinians do not have access to an adequate supply of water. The Israel-Palestinian water policy is based on an interim agreement between the two parties, Israel said.
US authorities urged to overturn death sentence after jury consulted BibleA clutch of jurors huddled in the corner with one reading aloud from the Book of Numbers: "The murderer shall surely be put to death" and "The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer."
Aim Tasers lower, police told: RCMP and OPP change policy after maker urges stun gun users to avoid firing at suspects' chestsPolice forces across Canada, including the RCMP, OPP, are immediately changing their Taser use policy after the manufacturer issued a directive that officers should not aim the weapon at a suspect's chest.
Amnesty urges justice for raped Bosnian women during Serb war... "Amnesty International urged Bosnia on Thursday to seek justice for up to 50,000 women and girls who were raped during the 1992-95 war that Sebian forces attacked the Bosnian Muslims and Croats and to punish the perpetrators.
Who started the Gaza war?It just so happens that Hamas declared war a full three days before Israel did. And this little fact has all but disappeared. On Wednesday, December 24th, a full three days before Israel's response, Hamas announced "Operation Oil Stain" (or, "Oil Slick" in some translations.)
Did Israel's Use of White Phosphorus Constitute a War Crime?There is no evidence that Israel intentionally used white phosphorus as an anti-personnel incendiary weapon, but Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch claim that Israel was reckless and showed wanton disregard for innocent life by using it in densely populated regions wher …
Canada's Moral Dilemma: Torture by CSIS a crisis in democracy | The News is NowPublic.comIt's just like "The Stasi" treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi (former East German secret police) called it Zerzetsen.
Denmark deports group of IraqisThe UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Amnesty International have criticised the Danish government's policy of sending the Iraqi refugees home. They argue that the situation is still too unstable in several regions.
Top authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Henning Mankell and Ariel Dorfman, donate stories for anthology marking 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human RightsAriel Dorfman has tackled article nine, that "no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile", while Marina Lewycka has taken on article four, that "no one shall be held in slavery".
Howard 'fear-mongering' on bill of rightsAmnesty International has slammed former prime minister John Howard's criticism of the idea of a bill of rights for Australia.
Amnesty: Honduran coup gov't persecuting opponentsThe rights group Amnesty International is alleging widespread abuse of protesters demanding the return of the Honduran president ousted in a coup, saying in a report Wednesday that hundreds of people have been beaten and detained under the interim government. The London-based or …
Police Brutality Rampant in Honduras, Amnesty International Report SaysIn Honduras several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says.
Sweden refuses asylum to homosexual IraqisA Swedish gay rights organisation has called on the government not to deport any homosexual Iraqi asylum seekers in the light of a shocking new report categorising an extermination campaign against gay men in the Middle Eastern country.
Amnesty Int'l has a Brand New Bag!...Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan has challenged the Iranian authorities to open up the court to international observers.
Can we trust Sir John Scarlett on torture?An article from The Daily Telegraph's chief leader writer questioning whether UK intelligence condones torture, and whether MI6 head is telling the truth.
Australians well-trained to inaccurately fear 'boat people'Amnesty releases the results of a poll on the subject of asylum seekers, which reveal that:
Nicaragua's ban on abortion 'compels rape and incest victims to give birth'Nicaragua's ban on all abortions, even when a woman's life is at risk, is compelling incest and rape victims to give birth and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths, according to a report from Amnesty International.
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorismThe Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism, Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday.
World 'tight-lipped' on Saudi abuse: AmnestyHuman rights group Amnesty International has criticised Saudi Arabia for detaining thousands of people without charge or trial since 2001.
The Silencing of Soraya M. On June 24, 2009, the Huffington Post ran an article, "Sensational Film Exploits Human Rights Issues in Iran," by Elise Auerbach, Amnesty International USA's Iran specialist. The author criticizes the new film, The Stoning of Soraya M, arguing that it does more harm than g …
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