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Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka flourish under veil of secrecy

2 May 2008

Sri Lanka is a conflict where journalists face unjustified restrictions on reporting and there are very few established facts.

Refugee camp trauma continues for Palestinians

30 April 2008

More than 3,000 Palestinian refugees are currently cut off from the rest of the world in dire conditions without access to adequate humanitarian assistance. 

Killings of trade unionists on the rise in Colombia

30 April 2008

Across much of the world, May Day – International Workers’ Day – represents an opportunity for workers to celebrate their rights and stand together

Mozambique: Violent police assume ‘licence to kill’

29 April 2008

In a report published today, Amnesty International revealed the extent of police violence in Mozambique, saying that police are killing and torturing people with nea

Pakistan must restore judges deposed under emergency law

28 April 2008

The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coal

Secret video shows horror of Saudi beheading

28 April 2008

Secretly filmed footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia has been received by Amnesty International.

Ethiopia must release mosque attack children

24 April 2008

Ethiopian forces and forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) have been accused of targeting civilians in an attack on a Mogadishu mosque that

Zimbabwe: No supply of arms until state sponsored violence ceases

24 April 2008

All shipments of small arms, light weapons and ammunition ordered from China by the Zimbabwe Government must be halted as there is a real risk that it may lead to in

Hundreds abducted in Central Africa

22 April 2008

Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by the Lord’s R

Nepal threatens Olympic protesters

22 April 2008

Nepal's threat to use violence to prevent anti-China protests when the Olympic torch reaches Mount Everest has been condemned by Amnesty International.

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