On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how Europe is not giving migrants their rights.
As the Spanish authorities prepare to extradite Murad Gasayev to the Russian Federation Amnesty International called for these proceedings to be halted immediately as he would be at great risk of torture if returned
Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to comply with its international obligations regarding past crimes and to protect victims’ rights by ensuring there is an effective judicial enquiry into the enforced disappearances committed during the Civil War and Franco’s regime (1936-1975).
Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials on
Wednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the cases
for which Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest ten years ago.
Thousands of people, including Amnesty International members and supporters from around the world, have taken action to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo.
Amnesty International is leading worldwide events, rallies and meetings to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay.
Acts of torture and other ill-treatment by police officers in Spain are not isolated incidents, Amnesty International said today. The reluctance of successive Spanish governments to address the problem is exacerbating the climate of impunity which fosters further incidents of ill-treatment, the organization warns.
