Amnesty: Cops illegally execute hundreds in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extrajudicial killings every year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Amnesty: Israel curbing water to Palestinians

Amnesty said in a report on Tuesday that Israeli restrictions prevent Palestinians from receiving enough water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Amnesty calls for freeze of arms supplies to Guinea

Amnesty International on Thursday urged all countries to halt arms supplies to Guinea following the September 28 massacre of opposition protesters.

Sudanese woman spared whipping in trouser case

A Sudanese woman journalist was on Monday spared a whipping for wearing trousers, but a court instead fined Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein $200.

Amnesty presses Ireland on CIA flight allegations

Rights group Amnesty pressed Ireland on Tuesday over suspected CIA rendition flights through airports including transatlantic stopoff Shannon.

Zim rights violations are 'persistent and serious'

Zimbabwe is suffering "persistent and serious" human rights violations despite the formation of a unity government, Amnesty International says.

Amnesty condemns 'political' detentions in Zim

Amnesty condemned the detention of 18 activists in Zimbabwe on Tuesday as political and said their plight cast a "dark shadow" over the country.

Guinea-Bissau ex-leader 'attacked by gunmen in uniform'

A former Guinea-Bissau prime minister, Jose Fadul, said on Wednesday he was beaten up by men in uniform at his home.

Families of Pakistan's missing pin hopes on Chaudhry

Zahida Sharif has one hope as Pakistan's reinstated top judge returns to court on Tuesday -- that her missing husband will come home.

Amnesty urges Iraq to halt executions over legal fears

Amnesty International said on Friday Iraq should halt the execution of 128 prisoners because their trials may not have met international standards.

Rights groups call on Sri Lanka, rebels to spare civilians

International rights groups pressed for urgent action to save up to 250 000 civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka.

Amnesty: White phosphorus used in Gaza

An Amnesty fact-finding team, which arrived in Gaza on Saturday, has found ""indisputable" evidence that Israel did use white phosphorus.

China defends internet policies against Amnesty charges

Chinese authorities defended their internet censorship practices on Tuesday after a rights group accused them of cracking down.

Amnesty urges Monuc to step up protection in DRC

Amnesty International called on Friday on the United Nations' peacekeeping force in eastern DRC to do a better job of protecting civilians.

Mugabe under fire over Zim abductions

Rights groups on Wednesday denounced President Robert Mugabe over a wave of abductions of activists.

UN report says torture rife in Equatorial Guinea

cPolitical prisoners and criminal detainees are systemically tortured in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday.

Nigerian death-row prisoners 'may be innocent'

Amnesty International called on Nigeria's government on Tuesday to declare a moratorium on capital punishment.

Amnesty condemns 'horror' of Saudi executions

Poor foreign workers bear the brunt of "the stark horror" of Saudi Arabia's secretive death penalty system, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.

Report reveals more countries abolishing death penalty

The world is moving closer to the abolition of the death penalty, according to figures published to coincide with World Day against the Death Penalty.

Amnesty: Freed child soldiers re-recruited in DRC

Freed child soldiers in the DRC are being re-recruited for their valuable fighting experience, Amnesty International said on Monday.