Amnesty International
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 00:00
It's important to remember who the real heroes in this war were. It wasn't us, it wasn't the foreigners. We had a huge amount of protection that locals didn't.
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 00:00
Over the past several years, some military officers have been held to account for their responsibility for past human rights abuses and in 2011, the then Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom publicly apologized for Carlos Cuevas' disappearance.
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 00:00
According to eyewitnesses, police shot Florian while he was walking out of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) campus. Heavily armed police officers were firing live rounds towards a group of protesters who were making their way from the cam
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 00:00
Amnesty International and local NGOs Redes de Desenvolvimento da Mare and Observatorio de Favelas will distribute some 50,000 information packs to people living in slums in the Mare area of the Brazilian city.
Friday, October 26, 2012 - 00:00
Proper consultation with Indigenous Peoples, rural workers and civil society groups is the only way the Guatemalan authorities can prevent a deadly pattern of violence erupting at protests.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 00:00
The deaths of three residents of the northern port city of Colon in recent protests against government plans to sell off state-owned land must be thoroughly investigated by the Panamanian authorities, Amnesty International said today.
Friday, October 12, 2012 - 00:00
Torture and ill-treatment in Mexico explores the increase of cases of torture and ill-treatment by police and security forces during the Calderon administration, the lack of effective investigations and the denial of justice.
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 00:00
By failing to investigate effectively sexual violence against women, the Colombian authorities are sending a dangerous message to perpetrators that they can continue to rape and sexually abuse without fear of the consequences.
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 00:00
The Cuban authorities must either explain why they failed to release detainee Jorge Vazquez Chaviano as scheduled on 9 September or let him go immediately and unconditionally.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 00:00
On Monday sub-Lieutenant Raul Munoz Linares was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Jenni Torres.