The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of people in the oil-producing areas, says a new Amnesty International report.
Secretary General Irene Khan expressed her concern at the continuing human rights violations in Zimbabwe, when she met with the country's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in London on Monday.
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.
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and
destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws
of war, according to a new Amnesty International report.
The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of the people in the oil-producing areas, ac
There can be no stability and security for the people of the North Caucasus without an end to human rights violations and full accountability, says a new Amnesty International report.
The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of people in the oil-producing areas, says a new Amnesty International report.
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 is gravely concerned that several opposition
leaders detained in the wake of the 12 June elections may be facing
torture, possibly to force them to make televised “confessions” as a
prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty.
