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Iraq: Civilians under fire

The organisation is calling for an independent investigation into any violations of the laws of war, and an immediate moratorium the further use of cluster bombs. Despite repeated assurances from US...

Cuba: Amnesty International 'appalled' at longest sentences in 20 years

Over 30 people have been sentenced in Cuba for the peaceful exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and association. The organisation also voiced grave concern at calls for the death penalty...

First ever Human Rights Checklist for Business launched

The new booklet summarises existing international law, treaties and codes on human rights relevant to business, and will help those in the bidding for contracts in Iraq ensure they do not become...

Burma (Burma): Authorities must end crackdown and reveal fate of 100 'disappeared'

Amnesty International is very concerned at reports of further arrests of members of the political opposition this week, following a violent incident last Friday 30 May when at least four people were...

Iraq: Call to suspend use of cluster munitions as street fighting in Baghdad and Basra looms

'Defence of the use of cluster bombs in Iraq by minister Geoff Hoon earlier today failed to recognise the well-founded concern that cluster bombs are likely to kill and maim civilian men, Women's...

Egypt: Further detentions of anti-war activists

'Their arrest follows on from the detention of hundreds of men, Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and Children's rights previously detained after anti-war demonstrations in...

Serbia and Montenegro: Accession to the Council of Europe

Amnesty International is concerned that emergency regulations introduced after the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on 12 March might give rise to human rights violations, particularly...

Journalists the first casualty of the war on truth

The organisation is working on the cases of three journalists who are currently being persecuted for their work: Firas Nassuh Salim Al-Majali in Qatar Clara Britos, editor of an Argentinean newspaper...

Iraq: UK use of cluster bombs condemned

An Amnesty International spokesperson said: 'We have asked the UK and US governments to confirm that they would not use such indiscriminate weapons because of the threat they pose to civilians. Now we...

Defence trade union joins Oxfam and Amnesty International in call for tighter control of arms exports

The call comes as Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for the Department of Trade and Industry, today goes in front of a parliamentary committee to defend the government's new controls on arms exports...