Iraq

Video: Sixty years of human rights failure - 27 May 2008

Amnesty International has challenged world leaders to apologize for six decades of human rights failure and re-commit themselves to deliver concrete improvements.

"Chemical Ali" sentenced to death a second time - 2 December 2008

Two senior former officials in Saddam Hussein's government were sentenced to death on Tuesday.

Security agreement puts 16,000 Iraqi detainees at risk of torture - 28 November 2008

Under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which will take effect on 31 December, around 16,000 prisoners held by the US will be transferred to Iraqi custody.

Iraq: Security agreement puts detainees at risk of torture - 27 November 2008

Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities, Amnesty International today wa

UK Ministry of Defence agrees to compensate Iraqi torture victims - 14 July 2008

The family of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra, Iraq, will be paid compensati

Iraq: World governments misleading and failing Iraqi refugees - 15 June 2008

The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in Iraq when the country is

Iraqi refugees facing desperate situation - 15 June 2008

Iraq's refugee crisis is worsening, while the international community fails to respond in a meaningful way.

UK inquiry into torture and death of Iraqi in UK custody must be independent - 16 May 2008

Amnesty International has welcomed the public inquiry into the case of an Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a period of 36 hours while deta