International Justice

Amnesty International campaigns for all countries to establish an effective system of international justice to ensure justice, truth and full reparations for the worst crimes known to humanity: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances.

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Anti-Pinochet chileans with sign "Truth and Justice." as police officer watches demonstration

National Justice

Ensuring national authorities investigate and prosecute serious human rights violations before national courts.

Anti-Pinochet demonstrators chant slogans against the former Chilean dictator as they celebrate the decision of the British Law Lords outside the House of Commons in London.

Universal Jurisdiction

National courts prosecute serious human rights violations committed anywhere in the world.

The Court in session during the Initial Appearance of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on 11 february 2008

International Criminal Court

The permanent court to investigate and prosecute crimes when national authorities are unable or unwilling.

South Korean women used as sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War demand compensation and redress

Full Reparations

Addressing the suffering of the victims and helping them rebuild their lives.

Woman during a public hearing of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission

Truth Commissions

Establishing effective national mechanisms to document the truth about the crimes.

In May 2000 hundreds of people demonstrated in Sierra Leone against the armed opposition Revolutionary United Front.

Other International and Internationalized Courts

Ad hoc courts established to ensure justice in specific situations.

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Latest News & Updates

African governments must reaffirm commitment to International Criminal Court

4 November 2009

Government representatives meeting in Addis Ababa have been urged by Amnesty International to clearly state they would prevent any officials accused of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes from seeking safe haven in their countries.

No justice in Timor-Leste ten years after independence vote

27 August 2009

A decade after Timor-Leste voted for independence, a culture of impunity continues to haunt the country’s people.

Demand accountability in Nepal

6 August 2009

On 17 February 2004, members of the Nepal Army took 15 year-old Maina Sunuwar from her home and tortured her to death at a nearby army camp.

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