May 2009

The United Nations must immediately publicise its estimate of the number of civilians killed by the two sides in the final weeks of fighting in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said. Posted: 29 May 2009

World leaders must invest in human rights as purposefully as they are investing in the economy, says Amnesty as it launches annual report Posted: 28 May 2009

Posted: 26 May 2009

Thousands of villagers have been displaced and thousands more are trapped in the cross fire in the Delta State since fighting began on 13 May 2009 between Nigeria's Joint Task Force (JTF) and armed groups, according to Amnesty International. Posted: 22 May 2009

Fears grow that news from conflict zone will be restricted Posted: 19 May 2009

Tens of thousands of civilians in Northern Pakistan face an impending humanitarian disaster, Amnesty International warns. Those who remain in Malakand face intense combat, lack of fuel, electricity, food, and access to medical care. Posted: 18 May 2009

On the second anniversary of his imprisonment, 30 campaigners dressed as doctors are to highlight the plight of Dr Binayak Sen, an award-winning paediatrician. He was arrested after exposing the negative impact of government policies on poor people in Central India Posted: 18 May 2009

As the war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) reaches its final hours and the humanitarian crisis unfolds, Amnesty International is calling for key steps to be adopted to ensure civilians and captured fighters are protected. Posted: 18 May 2009

The Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must immediately heed demands by the United Nations Security Council and similar calls made by US President Barack Obama and allow tens of thousands of civilians to leave the 'No Fire Zone', Amnesty International said today. Posted: 15 May 2009

In response to reports that the United States government is set to revive 'military commissions' to try Guantánamo detainees, Amnesty International has called on President Barack Obama to scrap the heavily-criticised procedures and replace them with civilian trials if necessary. Posted: 15 May 2009

Reacting to Jack Straw's announcement today that the government would abandon plans to hold coroners' inquests in secret without juries, Amnesty International UK Campaigns Director Tim Hancock said: Posted: 15 May 2009

In a week that has seen scores of civilians killed, hundreds injured and thousands displaced by clashes between pro- and anti-government forces in Mogadishu, Amnesty International said that armed opposition and local clan militias in control of Kismayo have been carrying out amputations and unlawful killings. Posted: 15 May 2009

Amnesty International is demanding that the UN Security Council - notably China and Japan - and ASEAN countries, urgently intervene to secure Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's release from Insein prison. These states are best placed to bring the necessary pressure to bear on the Myanmar government, said Amnesty. Posted: 14 May 2009

Amnesty International has demanded that the Sri Lankan authorities allow immediate and unhindered access to the troubled areas - including the "Safe Zone" - to international monitors and humanitarian agencies, who can assess the situation first hand and help ensure that the humanitarian and human rights crisis is addressed. Posted: 13 May 2009

Chinese authorities should immediately release recently detained survivors and parents who attempted to mourn for the children who died during the earthquake in Sichuan last year, said Amnesty International today. Posted: 13 May 2009

Amnesty International launches a new appeal on 14 May calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr Binayak Sen, a human rights defender and pioneer of health care to marginalised communities in India, as Dr Sen completes his second year behind bars. Posted: 12 May 2009

Amnesty International has today asked the United Nations to back proposals for a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights. The call was made by Amnesty representatives in Geneva, as a powerful United Nations committee began an examination of the UK's human rights record. Posted: 12 May 2009

Amnesty International has condemned recent executions in Saudi Arabia as reports show that five people were beheaded in the kingdom on Sunday. Posted: 12 May 2009

Amnesty International is calling on all parties to the conflict in eastern Chad not to attack civilians or place them at risk, and that the full complement of United Nations peacekeeping troops (Minurcat) be immediately deployed and provided with adequate resources. Posted: 11 May 2009

Amnesty International has welcomed the news that the US-Iranian journalist, Roxana Saberi, is to be released from jail in Iran later today (Monday). Posted: 11 May 2009