As the League of Arab States met in Qatar and BRICS nations met in South Africa, Amnesty International called for global pressure on all parties in the Syrian conflict to abide by international human rights law.
A new Amnesty International report says Victoire Ingabire must be allowed an appeal that meets international fair trial standards after being convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Serious deficiencies in a new draft Arms Trade Treaty text would fail to prevent arms transfers to countries where they could be used to commit or facilitate summary and arbitrary killings, torture and enforced disappearances.
Israel’s fence/wall cutting off Palestinians from their farmland and settlements that take over even more lands, are ongoing violations of international law.
A new Amnesty International report examines the harassment of lawyers in a region of the Russian Federation where the violence of armed groups is countered by the heavy-handed response of the authorities.
The Kuwaiti parliament's decision is a step in the right direction but much more must be done to protect the rights of more than 100,000 Bidun in Kuwait.
A new Amnesty International report says that reckless and illegal arms supplies from Europe, Africa and China continue to fuel grave human rights abuses in the country.
