A delegation from Amnesty International delivered thousands of
letters to the prime minister, calling on him to ratify a treaty aimed at combating enforced disappearances.
The Italian Senate is to decide whether or not to pass a
controversial draft law that would violate the human rights of migrants
and asylum-seekers and could lead to discrimination against Roma and
Sinti.
Amnesty International members across Europe join in a day of action as part of the organization’s solidarity campaign with independent journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan.
Amnesty International has told the Council of Europe Assembly, that states should be held accountable for violations committed by their forces in operations outside their borders.
The men had their right hands and left legs amputated by members of the
al-Shabab armed militia in front of a crowd of local people in northern
Mogadishu.
