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Masnachu pobl yng nghymru: Galw am ymateb cryfach ar draws Cymru

• Adroddiad newydd: mesurau ‘anaddas i bwrpas’ yn y DU yn erbyn masnachu pobl a thorri cyfraith ryngwladol – adroddiad newydd • Mae masnachu pobl yng Nghymru’n gofyn am ffocws Cymru gyfan • Gwefan...

Nicaragua ignores international pressure to revise total abortion ban

“Chilling indifference” shown to Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and girls’ rights – Amnesty Amnesty International has expressed great disappointment at the Nicaragua...

Pakistan: Millions suffering in 'human rights-free zone' in North-West of country

Millions of Pakistanis in the north-west tribal areas live in a human rights-free zone where they have no legal protection from the government and are subject to abuses by the Taleban, Amnesty...

Iran: One year on since crackdown, hundreds still imprisoned-New report

“It’s essential that we stand up for the unjustly imprisoned and be their voice. The prisoner’s worst nightmare is the thought of being forgotten. But knowing that your plight is in the hearts and...

Libya: Country must allow UN refugee agency back in

Amnesty International deeply regrets the Libyan authorities’ decision to expel the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) from the country - leaving thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers without any protection...

USA/Mexico: Shooting of 14-year-old boy - full investigation needed

Amnesty International today condemned the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old Mexican boy by a US border patrol officer, who fired across the border at a group of young Mexicans reportedly throwing stones...

Proposals threaten International Criminal Court's independence

Amnesty International is today calling on states to reject proposals which could seriously undermine the integrity of the Rome Statute and deeply politicise the International Criminal Court (ICC). The...

UK: Removals to Iraq put lives in danger, says Amnesty

Reacting to reports that a charter flight carrying Iraqi nationals is scheduled to leave the UK for Baghdad via Halmstad, Sweden in the early hours of 9 June, Amnesty International stressed that...

India: First convictions for the 1984 Union Carbide disaster too little, too late

Following convictions today of seven Indian citizens for the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak disaster, Amnesty International is calling on the Indian and US governments to take the next step by bringing...

Refugee week 2010- 20,000 simple acts and bigger than ever

The nation is gearing up for what is set to be the next biggest event after the football World Cup – Refugee Week 2010, 14-20 June. Hundreds of events are taking place across the country to celebrate...