Informes

Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to hold a Special Session on Sri Lanka on Tuesday 26 May. "For the sake of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Sri Lanka, as well as…

(Colombo, May 14, 2009) Three years after the killing of Norwegian Refugee Council's Sri Lanka staff member, Mr. Jeyaruban Gnanapragasam, there has been no accountability for his killing, the NRC said today. May 15th also marks the one year…

ODI Background Note By Liesbet Steer and Cecilie Wathne Through the Paris and Accra declarations, over one hundred countries have committed to a new model of partnership, in which donors and partner countries hold one another mutually accountable for development results…

Known Child Recruiters Promoted to Key Government, Military Posts (New York, April 28, 2009) - The United Nations Security Council should impose sanctions on governments and armed groups for using child soldiers, sexual violence against children, and attacks on schools, and…

For a full decade, the UN Security Council has addressed the severe abuses that children experience in armed conflict. Its response has included a series of six resolutions (1261, 1314, 1379, 1460, 1539, and 1612), the creation of a…

Overview and Recommendations The concept of mutual accountability refers to the establishment of working relations based on respect, fulfilling commitments, being transparent about development objectives, and accounting for decisions, actions and results. The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness stated that…

The ninth International Conference on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees in Melbourne on Friday accused North Korea of grave abuses and discussed ways to improve the situation. The conference was organized jointly by the South Korean Citizens' Alliance…

(New York, March 9, 2009) - The Maoist-led Nepali government should make accountability for human rights abuses before, during, and after the conflict in Nepal an urgent priority, Human Rights Watch and the Nepal-based Advocacy Forum said today in…

As US President Barack Obama announced the deployment of extra troops in Afghanistan and urged NATO allies to follow suit, Amnesty International has demanded that forces must do more to provide accountability for civilian casualties of military action. "2008 was…

BANGKOK, 20 January 2009 (IRIN) - The head of Thailand's Army, General Anupong Paochinda, told journalists on 20 January the military was investigating allegations that military authorities abused Burmese Muslim refugees. This followed assurances by the new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva…