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July 11, 2020

UN marks 25th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica

This commemoration underscores the importance of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and reminds us of its fragility., said Michelle Bachelet.
October 27, 2018

Design for Peterloo Memorial in Manchester to go on display

Designs for a memorial to the Peterloo massacre will be unveiled on Thursday 1 November 2018.
September 4, 2018

UN calls for release of journalists imprisoned in Myanmar

The UN's top human rights official has called for the immediate and unconditional release of two journalists in Myanmar who have been improsoned for their coverage of a massacre carried out by the military.
August 19, 2018

Student massacre in Afghanistan is a war crime, says Amnesty

Students were preparing for their university entrance exams when a bomber struck.
May 1, 2018

Iranian authorities 'bulldozing mass grave sites to destroy evidence'

New report says the Iranian authorities are destroying mass grave sites from 1988 massacre which saw thousands of political prisoners secretly killed.
December 14, 2016

NGOs deliver 'message to the world' on Aleppo massacre

NGOs operating in the besieged city of Aleppo, including a partner organisation of Christian Aid, have released a ‘message to the world’ about the unfolding massacre taking place.
January 12, 2015

Call for Nigerian government to investigate Boko Haram massacre

Following reports of the massacre of civilians by Boko Haram in Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty has called on the Nigerian government to investigate the violence.
January 11, 2015

Boko Haram commit mass slaughter in Nigeria

Around 2,000 civilians have been slaughtered by the armed group Boko Haram in north east Nigeria, with thousands more being forced to flee.
August 1, 2014

'Massacre'reported by uncontacted Indians as rare video emerges

Video footage of the first contact with a group of uncontacted Indians near the Brazil-Peru border has emerged alongside new accounts of horrific violence against their community.
March 7, 2014

Twelve years on, why justice for Gujarat matters

Saeed and Sakil Dawood were friendly, sports-loving Yorkshiremen on holiday in India, returning from a trip to the Taj Mahal. 73-year-old Ehsan Jafri, a former trade unionist and MP, lived in Ahmedabad. When horrific violence engulfed Gujarat in 2002, they were among those brutally murdered.