Press Releases
Today in Tel Aviv, Irene Khan, met relatives of Israelis killed by suicide bombers and in other attacks by Palestinian armed groups. She expressed her deep concern at the suffering of civilians on all...
'It is vital that the Israeli government allows the expert UN fact-finding team to commence its work, with full independence, without further delay,' said Ms Khan. 'The three members are known for...
'The authorities must condemn the attack, find out who is responsible and make every effort to bring the perpetrators to justice. The cycle of sectarian violence will only be broken if the government...
As the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Committee) prepares to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 29 April-2 May 2002, the organisation strongly urged...
The Amnesty International delegation will also include: - the organisation's researcher on Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Palestinian Authority, Dr Elizabeth Hodgkin; - military expert David...
Amnesty International has declared 27 and 28 April International Days of Mourning. During those days, the organization's Secretary General, Irene Khan, will carry out her first visit to Israel and the...
'The UN Commission on Human Rights is a forum in which human rights violations should be discussed in an open and cooperative way to establish accountability and work towards ending impunity', the...
Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzón and French judge Sophie-Helene Chateau, who are investigating cases of human rights violations committed in Chile, each filed a commission rogatoire (an...
Amnesty International's delegates have just returned from Jenin, and found credible evidence of serious breaches of human rights and humanitarian law. These include unlawful killings, excessive use of...
What is this new treaty? The draft Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture will establish an international sub-committee of independent experts enabled to visit any place of detention...