Armed Conflict

Immediate humanitarian truce needed in Sri Lanka to help trapped civilians - 17 April 2009

Around 100,000 desperate civilians still trapped in the conflict zone, require urgent humanitarian aid as reports emerge that food and medical supplies are running lo

Sri Lanka: Immediate humanitarian truce needed so trapped civilians can reach safety - 16 April 2009

Amnesty International calls on the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to declare an immediate humanitarian truce so an estimated 1

Algeria's next president urged to address past human rights abuses - 8 April 2009

Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to vote for their next president.

UN provides welcome support to Bangladesh war crimes investigations - 7 April 2009

The government of Bangladesh has sought and received UN assistance in its efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity and other serious violations o

Israel and Palestinians urged to cooperate with UN mission - 7 April 2009

Amnesty International has said that both the Israeli and Palestinian sides must fully cooperate with the UN's fact-finding mission.

Israeli troops reveal Gaza abuses - 1 April 2009

The Israeli army has dismissed as "hearsay" the testimonies of soldiers who served in Gaza during the recent 22-day military offensive and who gave chillin

Algeria’s next president told no prospect for national reconciliation without truth and justice - 30 March 2009

Ahead of Algeria’s presidential elections, the country's next leader has been urged to address the legacy of human rights abuses of the 1990’s internal c

Algeria: Stop the denial, disclose the truth - 30 March 2009

Ten days ahead of Algeria's presidential elections,

Renewed calls for humanitarian truce in Sri Lanka - 27 March 2009

Calls for a humanitarian truce between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Armed Forces grow as fighting intensifies and the number of cas

Threatened and attacked – the dangers of opening Guatemala's police files - 27 March 2009

Officials involved in opening Guatemala's police archives and members of their families have been threatened and attacked in recent days.