'The Eldorado de Caraj·s trial is a test for Brazilian justice,' Amnesty International said today following the opening day of the trial proceedings.

The consistent failure of the Indonesian authorities to guarantee the safety and security for all East Timorese in the run up to the ballot on 30 August poses a dangerous precedent for the future of...

As the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)* prepares to meet on Monday to discuss the current political situation in Pakistan, Amnesty International urges members of the Commonwealth to exert...

European Conference on the Use of Children's rights%link% as Soldiers - Berlin

Fifty Asian non-governmental organisations (NGOs), have called on the Indonesian authorities to end the long chain of impunity %link% for those responsible for human rights violations in East Timor...

As hundreds of East Timorese lie dead or wounded and over a hundred thousand flee, stories of European weapons - such as British-made Hawk jets - being used highlight the need to make the fledgling EU...

The release yesterday of 56 political prisoners%link% has been welcomed by Amnesty International, but the organisation expressed concern that over 190 other political prisoners remain behind bars...

Rebiya Kadeer, a well known Uighur businesswoman detained last week in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is being held for ìproviding information to foreignersîor ìpeople outside the...

Dear Ministers,

The reported presence of 'legitimate' military targets in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Sri Lanka, where 21 civilians were reportedly killed in a bombing raid on 15 September, does not absolve the Air...