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Israel: Netanya bombing condemned

The Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attack, once again showing utter disregard for fundamental human rights. Amnesty International has repeatedly called on...

Mexico: Activist murdered in apparent homophobic hate crime, others at risk

Amnesty International supporters are writing urgent appeals to the Mexican authorities calling for protection for his partner and other activists, and for a full investigation into the murder. Health...

UN 'deal' on arms controls means business as usual for the world's worst arms dealers

The new UN agreement on a system to track small arms and light weapons is toothless and riddled with loopholes, according to the Control Arms campaign. The agreement, obtained by the campaign, was...

Srebrenica: Ten years on and no justice for the victims

The vast number of unresolved cases of 'disappearances' in which the perpetrators have not yet been brought to justice is perhaps the most serious ongoing human rights violation in Bosnia and...

UK: London bombings condemned by Amnesty International

Explosions have been reported at six Underground stations and on one bus. Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan said: 'Our thoughts and sympathy are first and foremost with those who have...

Burma: Prisoner releases welcomed, but over a thousand still held

Amnesty International Asia Program Deputy Director Catherine Baber said: 'We are happy to hear of the release of prisoners of conscience, many of whom have been imprisoned for more than a decade....

Iraq: Targeting of diplomats by armed groups a worrying new trend, says Amnesty International

The attacks on Arab and foreign diplomats in recent days appear to represent a new and worrying phase in the campaign by armed groups opposed to the Iraqi government and the presence of US and other...

Sri Lanka: President urged to prevent return to death penalty after 29-year moratorium

Sri Lanka's Justice Ministry and the Attorney General have recently recommended that three people convicted in 1999 for a notorious abduction and killing should be executed. The Sri Lankan prisons...

UK gunrunners fuelling killings, mass rape and torture in Democratic Republic of Congo

According to documents and witness statements obtained by Amnesty International, six flights of arms from Albanian company MEICO, took place from Tirana to Kigali in planeloads each carrying over 40...

Scotland: MSPs and Scottish footballers team up to score a goal for human rights

Mark Ballard, Kenny MacAskill, Frank McAveety and Tommy Sheridan, Members of the Scottish Parliament, will lead a team in a friendly football match against a team of Burmese exiles at 9.30am today...