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Guantánamo Detainees - The Legal Black Hole Deepen
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 11:14 am | Amnesty International
Yesterday's federal court ruling on the Guantánamo detainees it will cause further damage to the international reputation of the USA and to fundamental human rights standards agreed to across the world, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Colombia: FARC should respect lives of captives
Tuesday, 18 February 2003, 8:48 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today re-iterated its call to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to respect its commitments under international humanitarian law. More >>
HR On Front Line In Iraq: Call For NZ Action
Friday, 14 February 2003, 5:12 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the New Zealand Government to work for the plight of the people of Iraq and surrounding countries to be put firmly on the UN Security Council's agenda during a special open session next week. More >>
Op-Ed: UN Steps Up Action On Child Soldiers
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 10:54 am | Amnesty International
Opinion piece: United Nations steps up action on child soldiers By Casey Kelso, Coordinator of the Coaliton to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers More >>
UNSC Scared To Face Up To The Human Toll
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 10:51 am | Amnesty International
United Nations/Iraq: Security Council scared to face up to the human toll of conflict in Iraq More >>
Amnesty Calls for Human Rights Commissioner
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 9:15 am | Amnesty International
On the eve of the visit to Chechnya of the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Alvaro Gil-Robles, Amnesty International expressed serious concern about continuing human rights abuses in the republic and the failure to bring to justice ... More >>
Suriname: Impunity at the root of new abuses
Monday, 10 February 2003, 10:01 am | Amnesty International
While the shadow of unresolved past human rights violations continues to haunt Suriname, some new abuses are being committed by security forces, Amnesty International said today. More >>
The USA must abide Int. Justice Court Order
Friday, 7 February 2003, 9:51 am | Amnesty International
The USA must live up to its stated commitment to the United Nations and abide by yesterday's order of the International Court of Justice by ensuring that no Mexican national is executed pending the Court's final judgment in the case brought against ... More >>
Burundi: Deployment of ceasefire monitors
Thursday, 6 February 2003, 10:45 am | Amnesty International
As the African Union (AU) prepares to send an international force to Burundi to monitor implementation of the cease-fire agreement signed in December 2002 between the Government of Burundi and the Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces pour ... More >>
No justice for the victims of crackdown in Gulja
Thursday, 6 February 2003, 10:44 am | Amnesty International
Dozens of people were killed or injured when the Chinese security forces reportedly opened fire on ethnic Uighur demonstrators in Gulja (Yining) City, on 5 and 6 February 1997. More >>
Nepal: Human rights must be a priority!
Saturday, 1 February 2003, 10:58 am | Amnesty International
In response to the cease-fire announced by the government of Nepal and the leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on 29 January 2003, Amnesty International today urged both parties to make human rights an integral part of the agenda for ... More >>
Philippines: Respect human rights!
Saturday, 1 February 2003, 10:57 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International called upon all parties in the conflict between the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People's Army (NPA) and government forces to publicly pledge their respect for basic human rights and humanitarian principles. ... More >>
Sudan: Conclusions of Amnesty's Mission
Saturday, 1 February 2003, 10:56 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International delegates visiting the Sudan in the first official mission allowed for 13 years welcomed the growing openness in the country, but expressed concern at continuing arbitrary and incommunicado detention, unfair trials as well ... More >>
Turkey: Solitary confinement of Abdullah Ocalan
Saturday, 1 February 2003, 10:54 am | Amnesty International
Abdullah Ocalan is being held in solitary confinement on the island of Imrali and has reportedly not been able to meet with his lawyers or relatives since 27 November 2002. More >>
Summit must recognize responsibility for Iraqi HR
Friday, 31 January 2003, 10:21 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on US President George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to acknowledge the responsibility of the international community to protect the human rights of the Iraqi people when they meet this week to discuss the possibility ... More >>
USA and the International Criminal Court
Friday, 31 January 2003, 10:19 am | Amnesty International
International Criminal Court: US nationals must not be given impunity for the genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes More >>
World Social Forum: All Human Rights For All
Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 12:12 am | Amnesty International
Porto Alegre -- As international civil society is debating the challenges of an increasingly globalised economy at the World Social Forum, Amnesty International stressed the need to truly globalise justice, human rights and accountability to ... More >>
NGOs Urge UNSC to protect children in war zones
Wednesday, 15 January 2003, 9:46 am | Amnesty International
Today several non-governmental organizations unite in a call for the United Nations Security Council at its open debate on children and armed conflict to take immediate action to protect children's security and rights in armed conflicts around the world. More >>
'Subversion' charges must not be used to imprison
Wednesday, 15 January 2003, 9:40 am | Amnesty International
Today (15 January 2003) two labour rights activists, Yao Fuxin and Xiao Yunliang, are due to stand trial for organizing workers protests in March last year in Liaoyang city. They have reportedly been charged with "subversion" and there are serious concerns ... More >>
President Kabila must prevent further executions
Sunday, 12 January 2003, 2:16 pm | Amnesty International
Fifteen people are reported to have been executed in secret earlier this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They are the first executions known to have taken place since December 2000. More >>
