Irene Khan(R), secretary general of human rights group Amnesty International, looks at the destroyed roof of the Assamna family home in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanun December 09, 2006. The Assamna family lost 16 members including women and children in one attack by the Israeli forces on the town earlier last month. Khan slammed Israel's "deliberate and reckless shooting and artillery shelling or air strikes carried out in densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip." (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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Report blasts abusers in Mideast
AMMAN -- Amnesty International has painted a grueling picture of the state of human rights in the Middle East, citing the continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the U.S.-led "war on terror" as the main causes for conflict and rights abuses in the region.
Women take brunt of human rights abuse
Women and girls faced "horrific" levels of abuse in 2004 worldwide, Amnesty International said in its annual human rights review on Wednesday, blaming widespread rape and violence on a mix of "indifference, apathy and impunity".
Women 'bear the brunt of war'
Raped, treated as the sexual booty of war or slain by indiscriminate bombings, women are too often the first victims of conflict, Amnesty International charged on Wednesday in a report demanding legal redress. The London-based human rig
Regional Roundups
More than 19 months after the fall of the Taliban, most Afghans still "live in fear" under the rule of local warlords, Amnesty International secretary-general Irene Khan said.
Don't trust the war on terrorism
In a democracy, leaders must earn and retain the publics trust. No matter how loudly those leaders proclaim their dedication to fighting terrorism, we must not flinch from examining whether or not they are trustworthy.
AI says Iraq oil better protected than people
Human rights group Amnesty International (AI) accused US-led forces on Tuesday of being better prepared for the defense of Iraqs oil wells than of its people and infrastructure.
Israel wants to 'finish the job', defies U.N.
Washington & Jerusalem FACT FINDING: A PALESTINIAN WOMAN GESTURES AS SHE SPEAKS TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL IRENE KHAN (R) AT THE DESTROYED JENIN REFUGEE CAMP IN THE NORTHERN WEST BANK.
Israel says agreement close with UN over Jenin mission
A PALESTINIAN WOMAN SEARCHES THE RUBBLE OF HER HOUSE IN THE DESTROYED JENIN REFUGEE CAMP APRIL 25, 2002. DELICATE U.N.-ISRAELI TALKS ON THE SCOPE OF A U.N.
Israel ignores Bush, reenters Qalqilya, ready to storm Nativity church
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS ATTACH A SIGN READING "CLOSED ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) ZONE" ON THE BARBED WIRE BARRICADE TO PREVENT THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS FROM MOVING FORWARD AT THE CHURCH OF NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM, APRIL 26, 2002.
Amnesty slams U.S., Northern Alliance
PROTEST WARNING: PROTESTERS FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY ASSOCIATION OF THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN RAISE THEIR FISTS IN ISLAMABAD IN A PROTEST TO MARK INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (DECEMBER 10).
