News & Updates

Artsyom Dubski

Belarus activists tell of life in exile

27 November 2009

Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they were targeted by the authorities.
Sheperds stand beside a cistern in the village of Umm al-Kheir, in the southern West Bank (OPT), September 2009.

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water

27 October 2009

Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.

Clock ticking on China's Olympic pledge

6 August 2007

As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of improving human rights in the run-u

Russia extradites, Uzbekistan abuses

6 August 2007

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by concerns about regional secur

Juvenile offender beheaded in Saudi Arabia

6 August 2007

A child offender has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia. The execution took place in the city of Taif on 21 July 2007.

Serbia: Maja Stojanović saved from imprisonment

2 August 2007

A human rights activist from Niš will not now face imprisonment, following the intervention by Amnesty International and a coalition of Serbian NGOs.

Rwanda abolishes death penalty

2 August 2007

Rwanda has become the latest country to abolish the death penalty, accelerating the worldwide trend towards ending capital punishment.

UN to send peacekeeping force to Darfur

1 August 2007

The UN Security Council is to send a new peacekeeping force to Darfur in Sudan, following extensive worldwide campaigning by groups including Amnesty International

Tunisian lawyer Mohammed Abbou released

31 July 2007

A Tunisian lawyer and 21 other long-term political prisoners were released under a presidential pardon on 24 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Tunis

Palestinian villagers' homes under threat

30 July 2007

The Israeli army is threatening to destroy the homes of Palestinian villagers in the Jordan Valley region of the West Bank.

Zimbabwe's women demand rights

28 July 2007

"I would rather die standing up for my rights than to be labelled a coward by future generations" -- WOZA member, February 2007

Libya frees foreign medics

24 July 2007

Six foreign medical workers have arrived in Bulgaria after being released from a Libyan jail, bringing an end to a tragic case that has been riddled with injustice.