'I saw the most terrible thing that will stay in my memory forever. I saw a man being executed. He was a Timorese man.... His back was facing me and I could see that his hands were tied. He was naked...

As the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on 1 October, many people in China are still being denied their fundamental human rights.

The British authorities have only two legal avenues open to them in the Pinochet

With two days before the East Timorese people are able to make their voices heard, the human rights situation in East Timor has worsened further, threatening not only the lives of the East Timorese...

Today's release of Lim Guan Eng -- a leading opposition figure and former parliamentarian -- after serving two-thirds of an 18 month sentence for 'exciting public disaffection with the administration...

Last week was National Non-Violence Week in the USA. This week, five men are scheduled to be executed in five states -- bringing the year's total to 86. 'These two approaches to confronting violence...

The consideration of Cameroon's third periodic report by the United Nations%link% (UN) Human Rights Committee (HRC) on 27 and 28 October in Geneva provides an important opportunity for serious...

On the occasion of the referendum on 26 September 1999 confirming President Hosni Mubarak in office for the fourth time, Amnesty International calls for the implementation of effective safeguards...

As the international peace-keeping force arrives in East Timor%link% , tens of thousands of forcibly displaced East Timorese are at risk of serious human rights violations throughout Indonesia...

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Tsering Dorjee, a 26 year-old Tibetan who was detained in Haixi prefecture, Qinghai province on 15 August.