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The vast majority of those accused of grave crimes are still living among their victims.

Elsa Buchanan Jan 11, 2017

One of many suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Ngaïkosset is still "roaming free" in CAR.

Elsa Buchanan Jan 11, 2017

Ngaissona, a former minister turned leader of the armed militias, ran for president despite allegations.

Elsa Buchanan Jan 11, 2017

Non-existent justice system is undermining efforts to rebuild CAR and create a sustainable peace, says rights group.

Elsa Buchanan Jan 11, 2017

The whereabouts of Anastasia Zotova's husband have been unknown for more than a month.

Brendan Cole Jan 06, 2017

The human rights group Amnesty International has said the paramilitary formations must be held to account.

Callum Paton Jan 05, 2017

Classified government records are believed to have been accessed by the hackers.

India Ashok Dec 20, 2016

Saudi Arabia admitted using cluster munitions in Yemen, but also pledged to stop using the weapon in the future.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 19, 2016

Duterte declared on 12 December that he had killed alleged drug addicts and traffickers while he was the mayor of Davao city.

Divya Kishore Dec 15, 2016

Snowden wrote the letter to Annie Alfred as part of Amnesty International's campaign against human rights violations.

Ananya Roy Dec 12, 2016

The arrest follows a travel ban and a freezing of Azza Soliman's assets in November.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 08, 2016

The photos will be shown in an open-air exhibition as part of Amnesty International's I Welcome campaign and mark the lead up to Magnum Photos' 70th anniversary.

Alex Wheeler Dec 05, 2016

UN human rights chief condemns attacks on rebel-held east Aleppo as 'crimes of historic proportions'.

Fiona Keating Nov 28, 2016

Nigerian officials have said that the human rights body is trying to tarnish the security forces' reputation.

Divya Kishore Nov 24, 2016

Chijoke Stephen Obiaha and Devendran Supramaniam were executed on 18 November.

Rachel Middleton Nov 18, 2016

The case has sparked a rare discussion on the rule of law, corruption and the death penalty in the country.

Sofia Lotto Persio Nov 15, 2016

The human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Iraqi authorities to investigate the abuses.

Callum Paton Nov 10, 2016

The Pentagon released figures which totalled 119 civilian casualties since 2014.

Jen Offord Nov 09, 2016

Attack on village of Hass comes as Amnesty International accuses coalition of killing hundreds of civilians.

Mark Piggott Oct 26, 2016

An investigation carried out by the group suggests coalition forces failed to protect civilians.

Sofia Lotto Persio Oct 26, 2016

The report titled Island Of Despair claimed that the Australian immigration in Nauru was an 'open-air prison'.

Divya Kishore Oct 18, 2016

Amnesty International's new report details abuses suffered by Sunni Arabs fleeing Isis-controlled areas.

Sofia Lotto Persio Oct 18, 2016

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been given six years in jail for an unpublished work of fiction she wrote.

Divya Kishore Oct 07, 2016

Amnesty says countries in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa have accepted 56% of the world's refugees.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Oct 04, 2016

Detainees were allegedly subjected to beatings, choking with plastic bags, strangulation, waterboarding and electric shocks.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Sep 28, 2016

The human rights campaign group also claims that police officers of SARS steal money from criminal suspects.

Divya Kishore Sep 21, 2016

The former NSA whistleblower claims people had benefited from his disclosures.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 14, 2016

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other major human rights groups also backing the campaign.

India Ashok Sep 13, 2016

The woman was detained in 2014 and accused of cooperating with Isis in the killing of 3 Kurdish Peshmerga fighters.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Sep 12, 2016

Improvements demanded to 'horrendous' meals and solitary confinement policies.

Hani Richter Sep 10, 2016