Web pages about "Crimes Against Humanity And War Crimes"

Call for arrest of suspected Sudanese war criminals - 13 May 2008

The Sudanese authorities have refused to arrest two government ministers suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Routine killings of civilians in Somalia - 6 May 2008

The dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia has been revealed in a groundbreaking new Amnesty International report.

Indonesia urged to ratify the Rome Statute - 2 May 2008

Indonesia must fulfil its commitment to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2008, Amnesty International has urged.

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 left 21 dead.

Thousands lost in Kashmir mass graves - 18 April 2008

Call on India to investigate allegations of enforced disappearances and mass graves in Kashmir and Jammu.

Carnage and despair in Iraq - 17 March 2008

Five years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is still in disarray.

Palestinian homes demolished without warning - 11 March 2008

The Israeli army demolished more homes in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning. 

UK: Gagging potential witnesses will not serve justice - 29 February 2008

Following the injunction granted on 28 February 2008 by the High Court of England and Wales to prevent Ben Griffin, a former member of the UK Special Forces (UKSF) Special Air Services (SAS), from making any further disclosures relating to the work of the SAS, Amnesty International's Senior Adviser, Anne FitzGerald, said: “Rather than seeking to silence people who might have credible evidence of alleged human rights violations, which may include war crimes, the UK authorities should be seeking to investigate those allegations.” 

Uganda strikes deal with LRA on trials - 20 February 2008

The Ugandan government has struck a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) about where their leaders will be tried.

Rape: ever present danger for Darfur's women - 14 February 2008

At least 2.3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur; most now live in more than 65 camps dotted around Darfur.