News & Updates

Uruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas

12 April 2013

The Uruguayan Parliament’s adoption of the Equal Marriage Act on 10 April will bolster human rights protections and bring an inclusive society for all a step closer.

Uruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas

12 April 2013

The Uruguayan Parliament’s adoption of the Equal Marriage Act on 10 April will bolster human rights protections and bring an inclusive society for all a step closer.

Ukraine: Make the police accountable and stamp out torture

11 April 2013

Despite new Criminal Code procedures, Ukrainian police are still getting away with shocking amounts of torture and beatings.

Trial by camera – 'TV confessions' and the death penalty in Iran

11 April 2013

In Iran, the second highest user of the death penalty, suspects are sometimes forced to appear television to "confess" to alleged crimes before being sentenced to death.

Death penalty 2012: Despite setbacks, a death penalty-free world came closer

10 April 2013

Use of the death penalty continues to be restricted to an isolated group of countries, and progress towards abolition was seen in all regions.

Papua New Guinea: Police must act urgently to save captured women accused of “sorcery”

10 April 2013

Detained journalist’s wife asks why publishing articles has 'become so dangerous in Libya'

10 April 2013

The wife of a hunger-striking Libyan journalist tells of her disbelief that her husband has been imprisoned for ‘offending’ the judiciary

Q&A: North Korea’s human rights crisis

9 April 2013

As tensions escalate on the Korean peninsula, Amnesty International answers key human rights questions.

Afghanistan: Urgent need to protect civilians following fresh attacks

9 April 2013

A recent spike in civilian deaths in Afghanistan highlights the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to take greater precautions to avoid civilian casualties, Amnesty International said today.

Papua New Guinea: Appalling violence against six women in Easter ‘witch-hunt’

5 April 2013

Witness says the women were subjected to horrific sexual violence with hot iron rods in the Southern Highlands, and the six are still missing.