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From the battlefield to the courtroom: Bosco Ntaganda in The Hague
By Sophie Rosenberg of the Democratic Republic of Congo research team at Amnesty International It’s been a very swift turn of events. Bosco Ntaganda – until a few days ago – wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity was … Continue reading
Prevention is better than cure
By Alberto Estévez, Advocacy Coordinator on the Arms Trade Treaty, International Secretariat of Amnesty International It’s crunch time for human rights. On Friday evening New York time the second draft of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was made public in … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Conflict, Arms Trade, International Organizations, UN, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Tagged Armed conflict, arms control, Arms Trade Treaty, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, torture, treaties, UN, urgent actions
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Sri Lanka: Depicting things that should never have to be shown
Livewire posts do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Amnesty International By Olof Blomqvist “No Fire Zone” is the third and final film in a series collectively known as Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields which has highlighted alleged war … Continue reading
Posted in Sri Lanka, Uncategorized
Tagged Armed conflict, civilians, international humanitarian law
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‘Stop the planes’
By Alex Neve, Secretary General, Amnesty International Canada “Just stop the planes.” That was the plea made by the feisty, determined Khadija when I interviewed her in front of the remains of her home in a small village in Sudan’s … Continue reading
Investigating rocket attacks in Israel
By Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme It was dawn when we arrived in Israel to begin our investigation into rocket attacks from Gaza which by the end of the latest flare in … Continue reading