Impunity

Nepal: Human rights abuses rise as conflict continues - 2 April 2004

When peace talks between the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the government in Nepal broke down in August 2003, there was an immediate increase in human rights

Nepal: Blockade leads to further abuses of general population - 23 August 2004

In a worrying development in the deteriorating situation in Nepal, the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist) is blockading all vehicles from entering or leaving Kath

Cycle of impunity raised with Nepal's President and UN High Commissioner - 17 March 2009

Amnesty International has written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights following a meeting between a delegation from the organization and the Nepalese Presid

Lebanon: Special Tribunal insufficient without wider action to combat impunity - 27 February 2009

On the eve of the inauguration of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Amnesty International is calling on the Lebanese authorities to go beyond the Tribunal’s narr

Time for justice for Guatemala's war victims - 25 February 2009

The Guatemalan authorities have been urged to step up their efforts to provide justice for the hundreds of thousands of victims of the country's internal armed conflict.

New Zimbabwe government urged to prioritise human rights - 10 February 2009

Zimbabwe's new unified government has been urged to place human rights at the top of its agenda.

Dissent violently repressed in Cameroon - 29 January 2009

Cameroon's government has routinely used killings and torture to repress political dissent, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Video: The human rights implications of the Israel/Gaza conflict - 14 January 2009

Amnesty International's Philip Luther explains the human rights issues involved in the Israel/Gaza conflict.

Growing calls for investigations and accountability in Gaza conflict - 14 January 2009

As evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity mounts daily in Gaza, there are growing calls for an investigation into the conduct of all parties to the confl

Guatemala's President must act to avert crisis - 12 January 2009

A year into Alvaro Colom's term as Guatemala's President, more action needs to be taken to build on his promising commitments to improve human rights in the country.