Armed Conflict

Obama - Building trust and respect for human rights in the US - 29 April 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Pakistan faces displacement crisis as thousands more flee fighting - 28 April 2009

At least 33,000 civilians have abandoned their homes to avoid clashes between Pakistani security forces and the Taleban, joining over half a million already displaced

Civilian casualties continue to mount in Sri Lanka - 24 April 2009

The United Nations (UN) now estimates that more than 6,500 civilians have died and 13000 injured in the fighting in the north eastern region of Sri Lanka.

Israeli army must make public findings of its probe into Gaza conflict - 24 April 2009

The Israel Defense Forces' probe has concluded that it committed no human rights violations and made only rare mistakes, some of which may have resulted in the killing

Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israeli army probe lacks credibility and is no substitute for independent investigation - 23 April 2009

The Israeli army should make public the full details of the findings of its probe into some of its attacks during the 22-day Gaza military offensive, Amnesty Internati

No justice for the victims of NATO bombings - 23 April 2009

Ten years on, no-one has been held to account for the NATO attack on the Serbian state radio and television building that left 16 civilians dead.

Pakistan: People of Buner at mercy of Taleban - 23 April 2009

Nearly 650,000 Pakistanis living in Buner district, some 120 kilometres from Islamabad, are now at the mercy of abusive and repressive Pakistani Taleban groups that ha

Sudan sentences another 10 people to death - 22 April 2009

Ten men face imminent execution in Sudan after they were sentenced to death by a special court on 15 April.

Civilian casualties rising in Sri Lanka conflict - 21 April 2009

More than 4,500 civilians are believed to have died in the fighting according to UN estimates in north eastern region in Sri Lanka.

Trapped by Violence – Women in Iraq - 20 April 2009

Women and girls in Iraq are suffering from systematic violence and a sustained assault on their human rights.