Tag Archives: impunity

In Aceh there is peace but no justice

Posted on 2 May 2013 by Conor Fortune

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 →

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Libyan militias fighting to hold on to their grip on power

Posted on 30 April 2013 by Conor Fortune

Amnesty International researchers have been in Libya looking at what’s happened in the country since the downfall of former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. This is what they found: The number of armed men at checkpoints, hanging about on street corners and … Continue reading →

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Côte d’Ivoire: Even nature can’t disguise the past

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Ben Davies

By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada in Duékoué, Côte d’Ivoire “Nature is growing back, making it look like nothing ever happened here.” Those were the sad words of a tenacious local human rights defender as we drove past … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s invisible women

Posted on 8 February 2013 by Ben Davies

By Rupert Knox, Researcher on Mexico at Amnesty International Less than a week ago, six Spanish tourists were raped in the holiday resort city of Acapulco, State of Guerrero in southern Mexico. The attack rapidly became international news and initially … Continue reading →

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