News & Updates

Court win for man wrongly accused of terrorism

20 February 2008

A flight instructor wrongly accused of training the hijackers of planes used in the 11 September 2001 attacks in the USA has won his appeal.

Uganda strikes deal with LRA on trials

20 February 2008

The Ugandan government has struck a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) about where their leaders will be tried.

Nepal police target protesters

20 February 2008

Nepal’s police are using excessive and lethal force during ongoing demonstrations by members of the Madhesi community.

New Cuban leadership can improve human rights

19 February 2008

Amnesty International has called on the new Cuban government to allow UN human rights bodies and independent human rights organizations to visit the country.

Man's death highlights plight of Albania's adult orphans

18 February 2008

Cuba releases imprisoned activists

18 February 2008

The Cuban authorities released four activists from prison over the weekend.

USA's record on racial discrimination under scrutiny

18 February 2008

The USA's record under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will come under scrutiny next week.

Bush urged not to veto waterboarding bill

15 February 2008

Amnesty International has called on US President Bush not to veto a bill outlawing waterboarding.

Israeli army destroys Palestinian homes

14 February 2008

Every single home in the West Bank villages of Humsa and Hadidiya is slated for destruction.

Australia apologises for abuses of Indigenous

13 February 2008

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to the Indigenous people who were members of the Stolen Generation and their families on Wednesday in Parli