Survivors of police abuse in the Dominican Republic speak out
By Chiara Liguori, with Amnesty International’s team in the Dominican Republic Eduardo has severe burnings on his belly and his right leg. He has also lost some of the hearing in his left hear and...
View ArticleRemembering the Santa Cruz massacre in Timor-Leste
By Amnesty International’s Marek Marczyński It is a hot Monday morning and I am in Dili, Timor-Leste. It is 12 November and I am marching with thousands of Timorese through the town to the Santa Cruz...
View ArticleBiting the bullet – why the Arms Trade Treaty must regulate ammunition
By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International “When she came out she was covered in blood. There are two bullets still in her head.” No mother should ever have to utter such a chilling line...
View ArticleIn Aceh there is peace but no justice
By Olof Blomqvist, Asia-Pacific Press Officer at Amnesty International, who recently returned from Indonesia Simpang KKA was once known as a junction near a paper and pulp mill in Aceh, a region on the...
View ArticleWelcome to WIRE September/October
Activism is infectious. When one person picks up the courage to take a stand, it inspires others to follow. The coup in Chile on 11 September 1973, and the human rights abuses that followed, shocked...
View ArticleAwaiting Justice in Malaysia
By Isabelle Arradon, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia Pacific Director This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal. An increasing number of deaths in police custody indicates deeper law and...
View ArticleTlatelolco and the long shadow of impunity
By Javier Zúñiga, Special Adviser to Amnesty International It was starting to get dark as I was staring into the crowd from an avenue overlooking the square. “The army! The army!” people began to shout...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s misguided attempt to ‘win the world’
By Steve Crawshaw, Director of Amnesty International’s Office of the Secretary General, who is currently in Colombo Everybody in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, knows all about “CHOGM” – pronounced...
View Article‘There is no justice in Egypt any more’
By Nicholas Piachaud, Campaigner on North Africa at Amnesty International No parent should have to bury their child. But a year ago, the parents of teenager Gaber Salah Gaber Ahmed – also known as...
View ArticleYemen’s response to brazen attacks inadequate
A transparent investigation into Defence Ministry attacks can contribute to success of political transition. By Sevag Kechichian, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Yemen Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, is...
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