Category Archives: Justice Systems

The word ‘hope’: Waiting for a husband to come back home

Posted on 10 December 2012 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

An interview with Natalia Pinchuk, wife of Ales Bialiatski, a prominent human rights activist and prisoner of conscience from Belarus. Ales is featured in our ongoing Write for Rights 2012 global letter writing event. By Amnesty International’s Svetlana Vorobyeva. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Belarus, Censorship and Free Speech, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Uncategorized, Unfair Trials | Tagged | Leave a comment

Remembering the Santa Cruz massacre in Timor-Leste

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Conor Fortune

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 →

Posted in Impunity, Justice Systems, Killings and Disappearances, Timor Leste, Unlawful Killings and Extrajudicial Execution | Leave a comment

Euro 2012 fans escape serious police abuse, but what human rights legacy for Ukraine?

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Max Tucker, Amnesty International’s Ukraine campaigner, in Kyiv Euro 2012 ended on a high in Kyiv Sunday as winners Spain put on a glittering show worthy of the extravagant fireworks display that followed. Ukrainians partied noisily in the streets … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Systems, Security with Human Rights, Ukraine, Unlawful Detention | 1 Comment

Northern Central African Republic’s ongoing human rights abuses

Posted on 14 June 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Godfrey Byaruhanga, Amnesty International’s Central Africa Researcher, in Ndele Northern Central African Republic (CAR) is still a dangerous place for humanitarian workers. It was in the early hours  that a group of heavily armed men forced their way into … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Armed Groups, Central African Republic, Detention, Disappearances, Justice Systems, Refugees | 2 Comments

Central African Republic: Catch Kony, but don’t forget his victims

Posted on 7 June 2012 by Conor Fortune

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 →

Posted in Armed Conflict, Central African Republic, Child Soldiers, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Domestic Violence, Impunity, International Justice, Women | 2 Comments