A group of 16 of the world's leading war crimes investigators and
judges - backed by Amnesty International - has urged the United Nations
to launch a full inquiry in
With its narrow mandate, the tribunal will do nothing to address the enormous number of other grave human
rights abuses committed in Lebanon in recent decades.
With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the
full extent of the devastation caused in the recent conflict is becoming
increasingly clear.
The Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese government
were reported to have struck an agreement on Monday that paves the way
for Darfur peace talks.
Amnesty International today described the UN Human Rights Council’s examination of China as an important new mechanism for the protection of human rights in Chin
The report, submitted to the Human Rights Council, also fails to acknowledge that the Mexican government's policies are frequently not implemented or lack impact.
Amnesty International has said that the Chinese government’s report to
the UN Universal Periodic Review whitewashes serious human rights
abuses being committed
The Mexican government is providing the UN with an incomplete assessment of the human rights situation in the country, according to an Amnesty International's alternat
