Amnesty calls on Sharif to probe human rights abuses in Pak

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 22:00

Amnesty International has called on Nawaz Sharif to investigate all human rights abuses as soon as his government is formed.

Amnesty demands Maldives commute juveniles` death sentences

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 21:54

Maldivian authorities must commute death sentences and stop potential execution of 2 teenagers who received capital punishment for murder committed when they were under 18, human rights group said.

Pakistan must improve protection for Indian prisoners: Amnesty International

Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 16:40

Pakistan must protect Indian prisoners from violence in the country`s jails, a rights group said on Friday after the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh following an assault at a high security Lahore jail.

'SC ruling on Vedanta case a recognition of indigenous rights'

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 17:30

The Supreme Court's ruling on rights of adivasi communities while deciding on Vedanta's demand for development of bauxite mine in Odisha is a recognition of indigenous rights in India, says Amnesty International.

A world free of death penalty soon, says Amnesty

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 09:34

The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Amnesty urges Omar to adopt zero tolerance to rights abuse

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 23:29

Amnesty International on Sunday urged Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take a stand of "zero tolerance" for human rights violations in the Valley.

Amnesty`s Moscow office searched

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 11:13

The Moscow offices of Amnesty International have been searched in what critics of the Russian government say is a sustained pressure campaign against rights organisations.

Amnesty International`s `Twignature` spreads its roots globally

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 16:30

A technology adopted by international NGO Amnesty International, which allows Twitter users to add their digital signature to online petitions simply by re-tweeting a message, has gone global.

N Korea control expands beyond the gulag: Amnesty

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 09:11

When Amnesty International officials scrutinised new satellite imagery of a notorious North Korean prison camp, what caught their attention was not what was happening inside the fence but outside it.

Backed by 14 lakh Indians, Amnesty seeks Sri Lanka probe

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 17:05

The petition follows widespread allegations that the Sri Lankan military killed tens of thousands of innocent Tamils in the war that vanquished the Tamil Tigers in May 2009.

Nasheed`s arrest selective justice: Amnesty

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 10:29

The arrest of Mohamed Nasheed is an example of selective justice from the Maldives authorities and highlights their failure to investigate other serious human rights abuses in the country, Amnesty International has said.

Amnesty condemns Afzal Guru`s execution

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 00:25

Global human rights group Amnesty International said hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru, indicates a "disturbing and regressive trend" towards executions shrouded in secrecy.