Amnesty International UK

15.05.2009 In a week that has seen scores of civilians killed, hundreds injured and thousands displaced in Mogadishu, armed opposition and local clan militias in control of Kismayo have been carrying out amputations and unlawful killings, according to an international rights group.



On Friday, 8 May, religious leaders in "Freedom Park" in Kismayo amputated the hand of Mohamed Omar Ismail after he was accused of stealing. The stolen items are reported to be valued at 90 USD.

13.05.2009 The Sri Lankan authorities must give international monitors and agencies immediate access to troubled areas to help ensure that the humanitarian and human rights crisis is addressed, says an international rights group.
+ Not all Tamils are Tigers
+ Help stop the bloodbath

05.03.2009 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to Sudan to urgently reconsider its decision, taken after an international court’s indictment of the country’s president, to expel 13 groups aiding some 4.7 million people in Darfur.
+ MSF Protests Expulsions
+ Oxfam GB pulls back international staff to Khartoum
+ Save the Children UK's statement
+ International Criminal Court 'working to protect African victims'