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Transparency on Bagram detentions needed from Obama administration - 10 March 2009

A US federal judge has ordered the US government to provide updated information on the detainees held in Bagram airbase in Afghanistan by 11 March.

International Criminal Court "working to protect African victims" - 5 March 2009

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, discusses the ICC's work in the wake of the court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's Pr

Afghan government must take firm action to protect women human rights defenders - 6 March 2009

The October 2001 US-led international intervention to oust the Taleban regime was accompanied by a pledge by the Afghan government to protect women’s human right

Accountability needed for civilian casualties in Afghanistan - 26 February 2009

President Barack Obama approved the deployment of extra troops in Afghanistan last week and urged NATO allies to follow suit.

Afghanistan: Accountability for civilian casualties needed before more troops arrive - 26 February 2009

As US President Barack Obama announced the deployment of extra troops in Afghanistan and urged NATO allies to follow suit, Amnesty International has demanded that forc

Thousands flee fighting and hunger in Afghanistan - 18 February 2009

Tens of thousands of Afghans displaced from their homes by escalating fighting and ongoing food shortages require immediate humanitarian assistance.

Afghanistan: Tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting and hunger - 18 February 2009

Tens of thousands of Afghans displaced from their homes by escalating fighting and ongoing food shortages require immediate humanitarian assistance, said Amnesty Inter

Obama - a chance to build respect for human rights - 28 January 2009

In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama rejected as "false" the choice between safety and respect for human rights.

Afghanistan moves towards a wide use of executions - 13 November 2008

The Afghan government executed nine people last week. President Hamid Karzai has recently approved death sentences for at least another 111.

Afghanistan: Stop Move Toward Wide Use of Executions - 12 November 2008

The Afghan government must immediately repeal the death sentences against 111 people who are on death row, Amnesty International said today, following reports of the e