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August 15, 2020

Calls for urgent investigation into disappearances in Honduras

Honduras remains amongst the deadliest countries for land and environmental defenders in the world.
June 15, 2018

First-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir calls for inquiry into multiple violations

There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all people in Kashmir, says the United Nations.
May 26, 2018

'Milestone judgement' against former military officials in Guatemala

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has praised a family which fought for truth and justice for over three decades.
January 13, 2018

No justice for abuses before ceasefire in Mozambique, says Human Rights Watch

Mozambique’s government has failed to hold anyone to account for serious abuses by both state security forces and the opposition Renamo in the year prior to a December 2016 ceasefire, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
August 30, 2017

Tens of thousands of Syrian 'disappeared' must not be forgotten

The Syrian government and armed groups involved in the country's conflict must disclose the fate and whereabouts of tens of thousands of people who have been forcibly disappeared or abducted since the onset of the crisis, said Amnesty International on the International Day of the Disappeared.
March 31, 2017

Bodies of missing UN experts found in DR Congo

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has confirmed that the bodies of Zaida Catalán, a Swede, and Michael Sharp, an American, were found by UN peacekeepers near Bunkonde in Kasai Central province on 27 March.
December 24, 2016

US citizen missing in Yemen due in court on death penalty case

A court in Yemen is to hear calls for a death sentence against an American father-of-three, who disappeared inside the country’s prison system over a year ago.
August 27, 2015

New inquiry into US killings of Afghan civillians 'welcome, but overdue'

The US authorities must ensure that the re-opened investigation into the alleged killing of some 18 Afghan civilians by a US Special Forces Unit is rigorous and thorough, says Amnesty
July 1, 2015

Egypt's crackdown 'crushing an entire generation' of young people

A crackdown by the Egyptian authorities is “crushing an entire generation” of young activists, says a new report from Amnesty International.
December 12, 2014

Brazilian Truth Commission seeks justice for victims of miltary rule

The final report of Brazil’s National Truth Commission has been hailed as an historic step towards justice for victims of the county's military dictatorship.