News

Man's death highlights plight of Albania's adult orphans

18 February 2008

Renato Kaleshi, aged 35, who was raised in Albanian state orphanages, died of pneumonia on 12 February in Vlora after living for years in conditions of misery.

Israeli army destroys Palestinian homes

14 February 2008

Every single home in the West Bank villages of Humsa and Hadidiya is slated for destruction.

The dangers of speaking out in Syria

28 January 2008

Being a Syrian political or human rights activist requires courage -- the government is intolerant of dissent.

Why is Amnesty International in Davos?

25 January 2008

Judit Arenas writes from the World Economic Forum in Davos about talking to those that can take steps to improve human rights – not just governments, but also co

Ending the downward spiral in Bangladesh

23 January 2008

At the end of Amnesty International's visit to Bangladesh, Irene Khan looks back on what the mission encountered there and what it means for human rights.

Six years from home – Guantánamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina

18 January 2008

It is now six years since six men were illegally transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Guantánamo, where they remain in indefinite detention.

The world shouts 'Close Guantánamo'

16 January 2008

Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.

Six years of illegal US detentions

11 January 2008

To mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is leading worldwide events to seek the immediate clo

Hearing about the reality of human rights

9 January 2008

Victoria Harrison Neves writes from Bangladesh about her first mission as an Amnesty International press officer – as part of the organization's delegation to th

Empowering the poor in Bangladesh

8 January 2008

Amnesty International met with a leading NGO in Bangladesh to explore how the poor are organizing themselves to overcome poverty, gender inequality and illiteracy.