International Justice

An evening of education, action, and hope

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:22:26 EST

Amnesty International-NYU, Amnesty International-Brooklyn, and Amnesty's International Justice & Accountability Team present: Justice Now: What We Can Do Today To Protect The People Of Darfur

DRC: Amnesty International Calls on African Summit Leaders to Press for UN Peacekeeping Reinforcements To Protect Civilians in Congo

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Amnesty International is calling on African and international leaders meeting Friday, November 7 in Nairobi, Kenya, to urgently press the United Nations Security Council to reinforce the UN peacekeeping force in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to better protect civilians.

Mexico: Serious concern regarding the investigation into Brad Will's murder.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST

Amnesty International is gravely concerned at the arrest of two supporters of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (Asamblea Popular del Pueblo de Oaxaca, APPO) for the 2006 murder of U.S. journalist Brad Will during street disturbances in Oaxaca City.

UN: Amnesty International Public Statement on the Montreux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States related to the Operations of Private Military and Security Companies during Armed Conflict

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Montreux Document on Pertinent International Legal Obligations and Good Practices for States related to the Operations of Private Military and Security Companies during Armed Conflict was endorsed by seventeen States on 17 September 2008.

Viva Guatemala! Discussion, Dinner and Cultural Celebration

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:15:09 EST

Amnesty International Local Group 361 will host an afternoon of education, food and festivities at Viva Guatemala! A screening of Amnesty's short documentary film, "Justice Without Borders" will also be shown.

Sudan: At September 25 Rally Outside United Nations, Amnesty International To Send Message to UN Security Council on Darfur:

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST

(New York)- Human rights activists with Amnesty International USA will demonstrate outside the United Nations on Thursday evening, September 25, to press the UN Security Council to reject the efforts of some countries to block the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Colombia: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Third session of the UPR Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council, December 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information under sections B, C and D, as stipulated in the General Guidelines. Amnesty International raises issues related to the legal framework for the demobilization of paramilitary groups; reparation for victims of human rights abuses; implementation of the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court; and children and armed conflict. The submission also includes concerns about human rights violations by paramilitary groups; extrajudicial executions; enforced disappearances; forced displacement of civilians; attacks on human rights defenders and trade unionists; and human rights abuses by guerrilla groups.

International Justice Day 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:33:54 EST

This week, AIUSA activists marked International Justice Day in commemoration of the day ten years ago on which the international community adopted the groundbreaking treaty establishing the International Criminal Court -- and the day each year on which activists throughout their world call on their governments to help make the promise of that treaty a reality. This year's celebration couldn't come at a more important time in history.ï¿½ï¿½

Read the letter from Vienna Colucci to international justice activists.

Sudan: Amnesty International Says ICC Prosecutor Announcement an Important Step for Darfur

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Reacting to the announcement by the International Criminal Court Prosecutor that he will seek an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Al-Bashir, Amnesty International USA issued the following comment from Curt Goering, Senior Deputy Executive Director:

Croatia: Set of recommendations to combat impunity of war crimes

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This briefing paper focuses on Amnesty Internationals concern in relation to an ongoing problem of impunity for war crimes. It identifies the main obstacles in prosecution of war crimes and suggests practical solutions. It recommends that Croatia should deal with its war time past in line with the Updated Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity (Set of Principles or Principles) which was developed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

Sudan: UN Security Council must ensure Sudan arrests war crimes suspects

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Sudan: UN Security Council must ensure Sudan arrests war crimes suspects

Sri Lanka: Review of Sri Lanka under the Universal Periodic Review: Amnesty International?s reflections on the outcome

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Themes raised by member states participating in the review of Sri Lanka under the UPR dialogue included concerns related to the lack of protection of civilians caught in the internal conflict; enforced disappearances, unlawful/extrajudicial killings; torture and other forms of ill treatment, threats to freedom of expression, the need to strengthen national human rights institutions, attacks on dissent and ongoing impunity for human rights violations.

World: Dangerous Flashpoints over Basic Rights Define 2008 State of Human Rights in Annual Global Report

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Organization Calls On Governments to Respond to Growing Frustration and Angry Demands for Justice, Freedom and Equality

ICC Prosecutor to Report to U.N. on June 5

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:11:12 EST

On June 5th, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is scheduled to report to the U.N. Security Council on the progress of the ICC's investigation in Darfur. Leading up to his report, Amnesty International activists around the world are calling on the U.N. Security Council to press the government of Sudan to arrest and surrender to the ICC suspected war criminals Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb...

Sudan: Call for the arrest of suspected Sudanese war criminals

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

On 27 April 2007 the International Criminal Court (ICC), an international tribunal, issued two arrest warrants against government minister Ahmad Harun and Janjawid leader Ali Kushayb.

UK: UK Must Pursue Investigations Against Suspected War Criminal

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Amnesty International UK expresses disappointment that despite six months of investigation, the United Kingdom authorities have not been able to amass sufficient evidence to determine whether it is possible to mount a successful prosecution of a Sri Lankan commander suspected of torture, hostage taking and war crimes.

Sudan: Arrest Now! Darfur, Sudan: Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb are wanted for trial at the ICC to establish their guilt or innocence concerning multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. This document urges the United Nations Security Council to: condemn Sudans refusal to arrest and surrender Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb to the ICC; call on Sudan to enforce all ICC arrest warrants immediately; and take other effective measures to ensure that the two men are arrested and surrendered to the ICC.

Sudan: Justice for Darfur Campaign

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

"Justice for Darfur" is a campaign supported by human rights organisations worldwide, calling on the international community to ensure the prompt arrest and surrender to the International Criminal Court of the persons charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur, Sudan. The campaign is launched on the first anniversary of the issuance of the arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Sudan: Open letter to the United Nations Security Council

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

AI Index: AFR 54/016/2008 (Public)

Sudan: Open letter to the European Union

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

AI Index: AFR 54/017/2008 (Public)

USA: Governments and United Nations Must Push for Release of 350 People Kidnapped in Central Africa by Lord's Resistance Army, Says Amnesty International

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

Amnesty International today called on the United Nations and governments in Central Africa to take immediate action to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in recent weeks.

Check out AIUSA's New Film "Justice Without Borders"

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:48:36 EST

"Justice Without Borders" is a 37-minute documentary film by Amnesty International USA and Skylight Pictures. The film explores the current landscape of international justice through the stories of survivors and the legal cases they are pursuing in Peru, Chile, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Hague, Guatemala and Spain.
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Uganda strikes deal with LRA on trials

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Ugandan government has struck a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) about where their leaders will be tried.

Justice failed in Kosovo

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

War crimes and crimes against humanity from the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s risk being left unpunished as a result of a failed UN justice mission.

Palestinian Refugees Caught in the Iraq Crossfire, Amnesty International Says in a New Report

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST

Palestinian refugees living in Iraq are the hidden victims of the Iraq conflict-suffering threats, torture, killings and appalling living conditions in refugee camps such al-Waleed near the Syrian border-according to a new report by Amnesty International.

Sudan: Arrest Now! Darfur, the Sudan: Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb [Fact Sheet]

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST

Sudan: Time is running out. Protect the People of Darfur

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST

Chad: Civilians under attack. Darfur conflict spreads to eastern Chad.

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

"A man in green uniform came and shot the men one by one along the line in the head.

Chad: 'Are we citizens of this country?' : Civilians in Chad unprotected from Janjawid attacks

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

This report documents evidence of the deliberate and targeted killing of communities, the rape and other crimes of violence against women, and the destruction of homes and civilian property in eastern Chad. Amnesty International is concerned that such human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law have been committed throughout eastern Chad. Amnesty International's research strongly suggests that killings, rape and forced displacement have been committed in a systematic and widespread manner and that crimes against humanity have been committed.

Sudan: Darfur: Threats to humanitarian aid

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Tens of thousands of people in Darfur are at risk of dying for lack of humanitarian aid. Three years into the armed conflict, more than three million people depend on humanitarian assistance. The massive aid operation put in place in 2004, albeit late, has saved hundreds of thousands of lives but is now under threat. In August 2006 the access of humanitarian organizations to the civilian population fell drastically to its lowest level since 2004. Civilians directly affected by renewed conflict urgently need access to life-saving assistance.

Sudan: Government's Solution: Janjawid unleashed throughout Darfur

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

This document urges that action be taken to protect civilians in Darfur. Brutal attacks on civilians by Janjawid nomad militia are taking place in many parts of Darfur. The attacks serve the Sudan government's strategic ends. Two years after the first UN Security Council resolution on Darfur grave violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law continue unabated in Darfur. They include mass forced displacement, unlawful killings, and looting of civilian property. Attacks directed at civilians violate the most basic rule of international humanitarian law. They constitute war crimes and can be crimes against humanity.

Amnesty International Magazine article: Darfur: A Call to Action

Wed, 6 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST

The Sudanese conflict has spiraled into a scorched-earth campaign of violence and destruction that is now spilling into Chad. Join Amnesty members around the world in 100 Days of Action to fight illegal arms sales, protect the displaced and demand justice for war criminals.

Sudan/Chad: International action needed to protect civilians from cross-border attacks

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST

As the African Union heads of state gather in Banjul, The Gambia, and the UN Security Council discusses the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Darfur, Amnesty International today called for urgent action to be taken by the international community to protect civilians in eastern Chad from cross-border attacks originating in Sudan.

End Impunity for Bosnian Serb War Crimes Suspects

Fri, 1 Jul 2005 16:57:00 EST

Ten years ago, some 8,000 Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) were massacred after the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica fell to the Bosnian Serb Army. Crimes committed in Srebrenica have been recognized as amounting to genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Although some perpetrators have been prosecuted at the Tribunal, indicted suspects are still free.