Children

US teenager killed by police Taser attack - 23 March 2009

A 15-year-old boy died after he was shocked with a Taser gun in Michigan.

Lives lost, lives destroyed in Gaza - 22 January 2009

Amnesty International's fact-finding team has visited refugee camps and spoken to survivors of the Israeli bombardments during the three week long conflict which bega

UN Security Council must not fail civilians caught in Gaza conflict - 5 January 2009

Amnesty International today urged the UN Security Council to take firm and decisive action to address the increasingly grave situation in the Gaza Strip and southern I

Still no justice for Guatemala massacre victims after 26 years - 5 December 2008

Those who executed and planned the massacre of 250 people in Dos Erres have never been convicted. The case has been paralysed by constant appeals, and shows no signs o

Europe unites against Roma discrimination - 26 November 2008

An innovative two-day meeting in London – organised by Amnesty International – has brought together Roma and human rights activists from across Europe.

Refugees held by Thailand must be freed - 17 November 2008

Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.

Sri Lankan government must act now to protect 300,000 displaced - 19 November 2008

The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of north Sri Lanka is worsening as tens of thousands of families endure the monsoon season with limited food, shelter, wate

Gaza ceasefire at risk - 5 November 2008

A spate of Israeli and Palestinian attacks and counter-attacks in the past 24 hours could spell the end of the five-and-a-half-month truce.

More face abuse and death as Colombia's government denies human rights situation - 28 October 2008

Authorities try to paint a positive picture despite increasing reports of forced internal displacement, attacks against social and human rights activists and killings

Armed groups and government forces continue to abuse women and children in North Kivu - 29 September 2008

Child soldiers are still being recruited to fight in the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is also continuing physical and sexual abuse of women a