A resolution was passed by the UN Human Rights Council on 29 September, mandating a group of international experts to investigate abuses by all parties to the conflict in Yemen;…
On 15 August, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Mahmoud el-Werfelli, who is accused of war crimes for actions committed while he was Field…
Legal Adviser Jonathan O’Donohue sets out Amnesty International’s call for the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) to appeal Pre-Trial Chamber II’s rejection of its request to…
Amnesty International: Statement in support of request by ECCHR for review of ICC Prosecutor’s decision not to open an investigation in the Situation in Iraq/UK
Amnesty International statement in support of the submission by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) of a request to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to reconsider…
Senior Legal Advisor Erica Bussey reports on recent progress in establishing the Special Criminal Court for Central African Republic and highlights significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure its…
Amnesty International's press release following news that the prosecutor of the ICC will open a preliminary examination into the "war on drugs" in the Philippines.
Since 2009, Northeast Nigeria has been the scene of an armed conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian security forces, with serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights…
Joint statement by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the September 28 Massacre on the day of the eighth anniversary of the…