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Interview with a survivor of the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict
Nidzara Ahmetasevic was 17 when the war started in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. She left the country for a year after she was wounded in the leg and then returned.
Need for comprehensive peace across the former Yugolavia
© APGraphicsBankThe trial of Radovan Karadzic is undoubtedly a huge step towards bringing justice to the tens of thousands of victims of war crimes across Bosnia and Herzegovina. But is it enough to heal the wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committed by all sides to the conflict?
Concern about detainees in Afghanistan
Amnesty International has expressed concern at recent reports about the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan during an incident on 29 - 30 April 2008.
Call for open and fair consultation
More than 50 organisations from across the country and different sectors called for the Federal Government to engage the country in a public consultation on human rights protection.
25th International Day of the Disappeared
The stories of thousands of people whose whereabouts are simply unknown have been documented by the United Nations and Amnesty International in more than 80 countries since the 1980s. Javier Zuñiga, Amnesty International, presents a compelling feature article about some of these people.
Continued protection for Iranian opposition group sought
Amnesty International has written to both the Iraqi and US governments reminding them of their obligations under international law and urging them to continue to provide protection to people affiliated to and members of the People's Mojahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI), an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq.
Loss of life in Darfur camp deplored
Amnesty International calls on the government of Sudan to desist from the use of lethal and disproportionate force in their policing activities. The death of tens of civilians in Kalma camp, Darfur, on Monday 25 August at the hands of Sudanese Security Forces is unacceptable and unjustifiable.
Shooting of Papuan protester must be investigated
The Indonesian Government should ensure proper accountability for the death of a peaceful protester apparently killed by a bullet fired by police in the country's restive region of Papua, Amnesty International said.
More than 100 to face sham courts in Sudan
Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people – including women and a nine-month-old – without charge or access to lawyers, as they prepare to try another 109 in sham courts over the armed attacks by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on 10 May in the outskirts of Khartoum.
Sri Lanka: Thousands of displaced need help
Thousands of families who fled the recent fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must be allowed to move to safer areas and to receive necessary humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said today.
Suffering of Georgian civilians must stop
Although large-scale hostilities have now ceased in Georgia, Amnesty International is concerned at the continuing reports of serious human rights abuses in the context of a volatile situation. Civilians in Georgia remain vulnerable to serious human rights abuses, including attacks on the basis of their ethnicity.
India: Repeal shoot on sight orders
The government of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir should rescind the order issued today to authorize security forces to "shoot on sight" in response to communal clashes in the town of Kishtwar, Doda district, Amnesty International said.
Civilivans must be protected in South Ossetia
Amnesty International calls on all sides in the conflict in South Ossetia to fully respect international humanitarian law and as such, to ensure that civilians are protected from hostilities. The same standards must also be respected in other related hostilities reported to be breaking out in the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia, another disputed region of Georgia.
Call for full investigation into attack on police
In response to reports that an attack on a police station in Kashgar city, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, killed 16 police officers, Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to ensure that they conduct a full, immediate and impartial investigation of this incident.
Impunity for Darfur must be opposed
On 30 July, Amnesty International called on the United Nations Security Council to reject initiatives to defer the investigation and prosecution of crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court for 12 months, which could then be renewed, possibly indefinitely each year.
Immigration detention reforms a welcome step
Australia's immigration detention system has finally been brought into line with other Western democracies, following reforms announced today that will see asylum seekers detained as a last resort and for the shortest practicable time. The Government must now amend the Migration Act to ensure these principles are protected by legislation says Amnesty International.
Violence in Zimbabwe must not be pardoned
As the Zimbabwean government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) prepare to enter power-sharing talks, Amnesty International called on both parties to ensure there are no pardons for those who committed human rights violations in the post-election period.
Arrest of Radovan Karadžic
As Radovan Karadžic is about to be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Amnesty International calls for the Tribunal to be given enough time and resources to establish the truth and to secure justice for the victims of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Call on League to take a stand on Darfur
On the eve of the special summit to the League of Arab States that was due to be held on 19 July 2008, Amnesty International issued a call to the members of the League of Arab States requesting them to take a stand towards the protection of civilians in Darfur and the achievement of justice in Sudan.
The Wolfgang Sievers Human Rights Forum Series
Mary Kostakidis in conversation with Australia's leading thinkers about Human Rights issues that affect us all.
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