Extrajudicial Executions And Other Unlawful Killings

Guinea: Military and police weapons transfers must be suspended - 8 October 2009

Amnesty International has called on all states to suspend international supplies of military and police weaponry, munitions and other equipment that could be used to commit human rights violations by Guinean security forces.

President Kadyrov libel trial reveals danger faced by human rights activists - 7 October 2009

A Moscow court has found in favour of the president's libel suit against human rights activist Oleg Orlov who accused him of "being responsible" for the murder of human rights worker Natalia Estemirova.

Mexico must not repatriate injured migrants - 1 October 2009

The three men were part of a group of seven undocumented migrants from El Salvador and Ecuador who where shot at by Mexican security forces as they crossed into the state of Chiapas.

International inquiry needed into violence by Guinea security forces - 1 October 2009

Amnesty International  has called for an international commission of inquiry to investigate the brutal attacks committed by soliders during the suppression of a mass rally in Conakry earlier this week.

Sri Lankan army clashes with detainees - 24 September 2009

A detainee was seriously injured and had to be hospitalized as a clash broke out between the Sri Lankan Army and detainees being held at a school in Vavuniya in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Irene Khan urges US government to examine Goldstone report - 18 September 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General has urged the White House to refer the report on violations of international law committed in Gaza to the UN Security Council.

Extrajudicial executions highlight insecurity in Pakistan's Swat Valley - 18 September 2009

Amnesty International warns that the discovery of the remains of over 160 victims of extrajudicial execution in Pakistan's Swat Valley highlights the ongoing human rights crisis in the country’s northwestern areas.

Four migrants shot dead by Egyptian forces close to Israel border - 10 September 2009

Four men were shot dead by Egyptian security forces as they attempted to cross the border into Israel on Tuesday.

Russian court orders new investigation into Politkovskaya murder case - 8 September 2009

Russia's Supreme Court ordered a new investigation into the 2006 killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Thursday.

Neda Agha Soltan murder witness at risk of torture in Tehran prison - 4 September 2009

Caspian Makan, the fiancé of the young woman killed in the recent protests in Iran, has been held in detention since 26 June, after he made a statement linking her murder to pro-government militia.