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Category Archives: Impunity
In Aceh there is peace but no justice
By Olof Blomqvist, Asia-Pacific Press Officer at Amnesty International, who recently returned from Indonesia Simpang KKA was once known as a junction near a paper and pulp mill in Aceh, a region on the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. … Continue reading
Is Haiti’s justice system up to the test?
By Javier Zuñiga, Special Adviser at Amnesty International Bringing to justice current or former heads of state is always complicated – in both legal and political terms. But it is possible. Time and again, former dictators and human rights abusers … Continue reading
Posted in Disappearances, Haiti, Impunity, Justice Systems, Torture and Ill-treatment
Tagged disappearances, Haiti, torture
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Division, distrust and despair – Egypt votes on a new Constitution
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided and polarized Egypt. During my last visit to the country … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstrations, Egypt, Impunity, Middle East And North Africa
Tagged Egypt, protests
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Remembering the Santa Cruz massacre in Timor-Leste
By Amnesty International’s Marek Marczyński It is a hot Monday morning and I am in Dili, Timor-Leste. It is 12 November and I am marching with thousands of Timorese through the town to the Santa Cruz cemetery where 21 years … Continue reading
Central African Republic: Catch Kony, but don’t forget his victims
By Godfrey Byaruhanga, Amnesty International’s Central Africa Researcher, in Obo The first in a series of blogs from the Central African Republic highlights the threats posed by several armed groups that have yet to be disarmed and demobilized, as well … Continue reading