extrajudicial killings

July 23, 2019

President Duterte's call to revive death penalty in Philippines 'abhorrent'

Amnesty International says the Philippine government’s ‘war on drugs’ remains a murderous war on the poor, with killings of mostly poor and marginalised people continuing without credible, impartial and effective investigations into them.
February 23, 2019

Sri Lanka's President 'must halt planned execution of 13 people'

Amnesty International has urged President Sirisena to fulfil Sri Lanka’s international commitments and respect the right to life.
January 14, 2019

UN experts alarmed by alleged police killings in Uttar Pradesh, India

UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.
September 29, 2018

Call for President Duterte's comments on killings to be probed by ICC

The President's statement that his “only sin is extrajudicial killings” was later dismissed as 'playful' by a spokesperson.
July 8, 2018

UN calls for urgent investigation of hundreds of 'fake encounter' killings in India

UN experts are urging the authorities in India to investigate alleged killings by security forces in the State of Manipur.
June 8, 2018

Killings of suspected 'drug offenders' in Bangladesh must stop, says UN

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the alleged extra-judicial killings of suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh.
December 8, 2017

Are extrajudicial killings UK policy?

The UK Defence Secretary, Gavin Willamson, has been widely criticised after apparently threatening to have citizens who fought for Isil/Daesh killed.
August 27, 2015

New inquiry into US killings of Afghan civillians 'welcome, but overdue'

The US authorities must ensure that the re-opened investigation into the alleged killing of some 18 Afghan civilians by a US Special Forces Unit is rigorous and thorough, says Amnesty
December 12, 2014

Brazilian Truth Commission seeks justice for victims of miltary rule

The final report of Brazil’s National Truth Commission has been hailed as an historic step towards justice for victims of the county's military dictatorship.
January 21, 2014

Syrian conference must not ignore 'industrial scale' killings

The Geneva 2 conference on Syria must seek full access to investigate allegations that 11,000 people have been tortured and killed in detention, says Amnesty.