November 2008

Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International has warned Posted: 28 Nov 2008

55% of rapes reported so far this year were of girls aged under 18 Posted: 27 Nov 2008

The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations Posted: 27 Nov 2008

Demonstrators protest in European capitals ahead of key UN Security Council meeting Posted: 26 Nov 2008

Schools across the United Kingdom set to mark 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights Posted: 25 Nov 2008

Amnesty International today called for guarantees that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than specialist firearms officers in Northern Ireland. Posted: 25 Nov 2008

Amnesty International today called upon the Home Office to guarantee that the Taser electro-shock weapon would not be deployed any wider than firearms officers and a limited number of specially trained officers across the UK. Posted: 24 Nov 2008

Reacting to the announcement that the UN Security Council has authorised the deployment of 3,000 extra troops Posted: 21 Nov 2008

Parents try to sell home to raise 'blood money' Posted: 21 Nov 2008

What exactly is happening in North Kivu? Posted: 21 Nov 2008

Amnesty International welcomed today's adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee in New York. Posted: 19 Nov 2008

Tamil Tigers using civilians as 'buffer' against Government forces Posted: 19 Nov 2008

One hundred days after this autumn's Georgia-Russia conflict, over 20,000 ethnic Georgians are still unable to return to their homes in South Ossetia, said Amnesty International today (18 November), while of those on both sides of the conflict who have gone back to their homes, many have found them pillaged or destroyed. Posted: 18 Nov 2008

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who were abducted, raped or beaten by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Posted: 17 Nov 2008

As the civilian death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to rise, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Posted: 17 Nov 2008

Human rights campaigners today (15TH November) published information showing deep-rooted prejudice and intolerance towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual) people across Eastern Europe. Posted: 14 Nov 2008

'We are sitting at home in the dark; the children don't know what to do with themselves. We can't do anything. For how long must we live like this?' - resident of Gaza City Posted: 14 Nov 2008

"A woman is like wool; the more you beat her, the softer she'll be' -Armenian saying Posted: 13 Nov 2008

Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to protect victims' rights by ensuring there is an effective judicial enquiry into the enforced disappearances committed during the Civil War and General Franco's regime (1936-1975). Posted: 13 Nov 2008

In order for the EU to genuinely engage in a constructive relationship with Russia there are serious human rights issues that should be addressed Posted: 13 Nov 2008