23/02/2012 – Ahead of the UK conference on Somalia on 23 February, Amnesty shares its key concerns related to the dire human rights situation in Somalia and the protection of civilians, particularly in the light of increased military operations in the southern and central parts of the country.

PRESS QUOTE

16/02/2012 – This report details widespread and serious abuses, including war crimes, mostly carried out by militias targeting suspected al-Gaddafi loyalists. There are cases of people being unlawfully detained and tortured, sometimes to death. These militia groups are largely out of control and able to commit crimes with impunity.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

14/02/2012 – The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) has presented a report concluding that excessive force and torture had been used against protesters and that many of them were on trial or had been sentenced for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly.