Press releases
Honduras: Full and prompt investigation needed into death of human rights campaigner - 14 December 2009
Honduran authorities must launch an urgent and independent investigation into the murder of human rights defender Walter Trochez who was killed late on Sunday night while walking home through the centre of Tegucigalpa, Amnesty International said today.Iraq: Iranian opposition group supporters must not be forcibly evicted - 11 December 2009
The Iraqi authorities must not forcibly relocate about 3,400 members of an Iranian opposition group from a settlement north of Baghdad where they have lived since the mid-1980’s, Amnesty International said today.Post-election Iran violations some of the worst in 20 years - 10 December 2009
Human rights violations in Iran are now as bad as at any time in the past 20 years, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the aftermath of last June’s presidential election.Former Guantánamo Bay detainees deserve justice in Italy - 9 December 2009
Amnesty International is urging the Italian government to ensure that two recently released former Guantnamo Bay detainees receive fair trials in Italy and are not sent back to Tunisia where they would be at risk of torture.
Nigeria: Amnesty International says police “kill at will” - 9 December 2009
Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria, in a new report released today.Mexico: Civilian authorities must investigate pattern of serious abuses by military - 8 December 2009
New evidence of serious human rights violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and drug cartels in Mexico has been unveiled in a report published by Amnesty International today.Nepal: Major accused of torturing girl to death must be arrested - 8 December 2009
The Nepali government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major expelled last week from a UN peacekeeping mission in Chad when it emerged he has been accused of torturing a 15-year-old Nepalese girl to death, Amnesty International said today.
Mexico: Military abuses - case studies - 8 December 2009
New evidence of serious human rights
violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and
drug cartels in
