Impunity

Peru: Amnesty bill setback to human rights - 7 November 2008

(Santiago, Chile) Amnesty International is urging the Peruvian parliament not to approve a bill currently in Congress which would grant amnesty to alleged perpetrators

Amnesty International assesses human rights in Chile - 7 November 2008

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan has issued an assessment of the human rights situation in the country and a set of recommendations address

President-elect Obama: 100 days to demonstrate commitment to human rights - 5 November 2008

Amnesty International is calling on US president elect Barack Obama to take concrete steps to demonstrate commitment to human rights.

Five jailed in Chile ten years after Pinochet arrest - 16 October 2008

Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials on Wednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the cases for which Augu

Video: Tenth anniversary of Pinochet Arrest - 15 October 2008

Brother and sister Jimmy and Myriam Bell, who were schoolchildren in Santiago, Chile, during the 1973 coup, discuss their experiences under the Pinochet regime.

No truth, no justice 40 years after Mexico City massacre - 2 October 2008

Forty years ago, the Mexican army opened fire on students peacefully demonstrating in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, on 2 October 1968.

Zimbabwe’s new government has to tackle culture of impunity - 23 September 2008

The political crisis in Zimbabwe has been characterised by a series of politically-motivated violations of civil, political, social and economic rights against real

Details of Zimbabwe deal remain unclear - 15 September 2008

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has signed a power-sharing agreement with the leaders of the two formations of the Movement for Democratic Change, but the implica

Tunisia: Human rights lip service - 23 June 2008

The Tunisian government is misleading the world as it conveys a positive image of the human rights situation in the country while abuses by its security forces continu

Myanmar government puts cyclone survivors at increased risk - 5 June 2008

Myanmar’s government is keeping aid from reaching survivors of Cyclone Nargis and stepping up efforts to force them out of emergency shelters.