The prisoners were arrested on the evening of 4 December hours after a United Front Commander and Governor of Laghman Province, Abdullah Jan Wahedi, was shot dead in an ambush while on his way to the...

While having no information on the guilt or innocence of the three men, identified respectively as Alexander Mitchell, William Sampson and Raaf Schifte, Amnesty International is concerned that the men...

'This decision re-affirms the principle of universal jurisdiction, contributing to efforts all over the world to bring to justice those responsible for serious human rights violations,' Amnesty...

Amnesty International has collaborated fully with the investigation from the beginning and has consistently urged the Brazilian authorities to conduct exhaustive investigations into the threats and...