3 September 2008
Amnesty International called on the Pakistan government to reveal the
fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people, amid
international protests to mark the 25th International Day of the
Disappeared on Saturday 30 August.
3 September 2008
Saturday 30 August marked the 25th anniversary of this annual rememberance of all victims of enforced disappearance around the world.
15 August 2008
The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary announced on Tuesday 5 August that execution by stoning has been suspended.
6 August 2008
Matthew Pollard, Amnesty International's legal advisor, observed the first trial to take place before a military commission at Guantánamo Bay.
23 July 2008
During the conflict in Liberia between 1989 and 1997 and again between 1999 and 2003, it is estimated that women made up over 30% of the fighting force. Although the conflict is over, many women still struggle to reintegrate into society.
16 July 2008
Thousands of Amnesty International supporters from around the world teamed up with
Circle Up Now, to create large images on the ground which are only fully visible from above.
26 June 2008
Don’t let arguments for torture go unchallenged. Watch this video where former US President Carter, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and others raise their voices against torture and other ill-treatment
24 June 2008
In May 2008, Manfred Nowak spoke to Amnesty International about the role of European states in the US-led programmes of rendition and secret detention.
24 June 2008
Abu Omar was rendered by US agents, via Germany, to Egypt, where he was held
for nearly four years, including 14 months in secret detention.
16 June 2008
Murat Kurnaz was detained in Afghanistan and Guantánamo without charge or trial for nearly five years.
