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Category Archives: Unlawful Killings and Extrajudicial Execution
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
Biting the bullet – why the Arms Trade Treaty must regulate ammunition
By Conor Fortune, News Writer at Amnesty International “When she came out she was covered in blood. There are two bullets still in her head.” No mother should ever have to utter such a chilling line about her child. But … Continue reading
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
Survivors of police abuse in the Dominican Republic speak out
By Chiara Liguori, with Amnesty International’s team in the Dominican Republic Eduardo has severe burnings on his belly and his right leg. He has also lost some of the hearing in his left hear and suffers from unbearable headaches after … Continue reading