Appeals for action

A wrecked classroom in Gaza, 19 January 2009

Time for accountability for human rights abuses in Gaza and southern Israel

17 February 2009

With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the full extent of the devastation caused in the recent conflict is becoming increasingly clear.
Lawyer Patrick Finucane, killed in Belfast in 1989

Twenty years on, still no inquiry into Patrick Finucane's death

11 February 2009

The prominent civil rights lawyer, was shot dead in front of his wife and children at his home in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 12 February 1989.
Masked attacker

Protect freedom of expression in Moldova

10 February 2009

A prominent Amnesty International member is among a group of peaceful demonstrators injured by masked attackers in Moldova.
A wrecked classroom in Gaza, 19 January 2009

Time for accountability in Gaza and southern Israel

26 January 2009

With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the full extent of the devastation caused in recent weeks is becoming increasingly clear.
Iraqi prisoner clutches bars of cell at Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq

Detainees held by USA at risk if transferred to Iraqi custody

5 January 2009

The agreement signed between the US President and the Prime Minister of Iraq on 14 December 2008 opens the way for the transfer of thousands of detainees from US to
Amnesty International research mission to DRC and Uganda

Humanitarian access to DRC displaced hindered by attacks

22 December 2008

Thousands continue to flee the North Kivu region of the DRC, but thousands more remain displaced and vulnerable in the country and attacks on humanitarian workers hind
Displaced people in Kibati camp, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), November 2008.  © UNHCR/P. Taggart

Protect the people of DRC

18 November 2008

The United Nations Security Council's resolution authorizing the reinforcement of the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC is a welcome step. Now it's time to turn words i
People participating in the Gay Pride march in Beyoglu, Istanbul, 4 July 2008.

Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of association

18 November 2008

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul.
Execution by firing squad in Viet Nam

Death penalty in Viet Nam – proposed reforms a welcome step towards abolition

10 November 2008

The government of Viet Nam has proposed to remove the death sentence on a range of offences.
Amnesty International

Jordan – protect the rights of women domestic migrant workers

30 October 2008

Tens of thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Jordan face isolation, exploitation and abuse, with little or no protection from the state.