Category Archives: Disappearances

Is Haiti’s justice system up to the test?

Posted on 20 February 2013 by Conor Fortune

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 , , | 3 Comments

Write for Rights 2012/Dominican Republic: We don’t live; we simply survive

Posted on 12 December 2012 by Livewire Team

A message from Ana Montilla, whose husband Juan Almonte is still missing. A member of the Dominican Committee of Human Rights, he disappeared on his way to work on 28 September 2009 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after witnesses saw … Continue reading →

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If we don’t solve the problems of our past, we won’t have a future

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Kristin Hulaas Sunde

Women who have faced violence in conflicts often face similar challenges, wherever they live in the world. Amnesty International recently helped set up a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, between two NGOs working on similar issues, but in very different contexts … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia And The Pacific, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Disappearances, Discrimination, Europe And Central Asia, Human Rights Defenders and Activists, Indonesia, Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Women, Women's Rights | Tagged | Leave a 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