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Blasphemy Acquittal Welcome But Law Needs Change
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 11:06 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the Supreme Court's decision today to acquit Ayub Masih who was convicted of blasphemy and under sentence of death. The organization appeals to the authorities to take urgent measures to ensure his safety upon release. More >>
UN: Oral Statement On Small Arms And Light Weapons
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 10:49 pm | Amnesty International
54th Session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Item 6: Specific human rights issues More >>
East Timor Commentary - Neither Truth Nor Justice
Friday, 16 August 2002, 1:19 pm | Amnesty International
In January 2000 an Indonesian government inquiry team reported that crimes against humanity had been committed in East Timor in 1999 and publicly named 33 individuals, including members of the Indonesia military and police, civilian officials and militia ... More >>
East Timor Trials - Neither Truth Nor Justice
Friday, 16 August 2002, 10:55 am | Amnesty International
In a joint statement issued today, Amnesty International and the Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP) expressed their grave disappointment in the trials of the first East Timor cases in Indonesia. The findings of the two organizations show ... More >>
Malaysia: Opposition Leader Silenced For 2 Years
Thursday, 8 August 2002, 10:45 am | Amnesty International
"The sentencing today of a detained opposition leader to two years imprisonment under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) is part of a pattern which has a wider chilling effect on freedom of expression in Malaysia," Amnesty International said. "The ... More >>
Freedom Week: Write For Freedom Online
Wednesday, 7 August 2002, 10:20 am | Amnesty International
Tian Chua - Malaysia: One of six government critics held without charge or trial since April 2001 under the Malaysian Internal Security Act - a draconian law often used to stifle legitimate dissent. More >>
Israel/OT: Green Light For Collective Punishment
Wednesday, 7 August 2002, 9:38 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemned today's decision by the Israeli High Court of Justice that will allow demolition, without the right to judicial review, of homes belonging to families of people who are believed to have carried out attacks against Israelis. More >>
Image: Amnesty International’s Freedom Week
Tuesday, 6 August 2002, 1:09 pm | Amnesty International
The power of letters to free prisoners of conscience will be put to the test during Freedom Week, Amnesty International's new annual week of national fund-raising and awareness campaigning. More >>
Turkey: Abolition Of Death Penalty Welcomed
Saturday, 3 August 2002, 6:16 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed this positive step by the Turkish parliament for which the organization has been campaigning for years. More >>
Activities of transnational corporations
Friday, 2 August 2002, 11:58 am | Amnesty International
54th Session of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Item 4: Sessional working group on the working methods and activities of transnational corporations More >>
Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority
Friday, 2 August 2002, 11:53 am | Amnesty International
The UN Secretary-General's report released today, which is consistent with many of Amnesty International's findings, underscores the need for a thorough, on-the-spot investigative inquiry into the reports of grave human rights abuses that occurred ... More >>
Government Critics Sentenced To Heavy Prison Term
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 10:44 am | Amnesty International
Today the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) sentenced 'Aref Dalilah and Walid al-Bunni to 10 and 5 years imprisonment respectively on charges of "attempting to change the constitution by illegal means", following a grossly unfair trial. More >>
Amnesty International condemns university attack
Thursday, 1 August 2002, 10:37 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemned today's bomb attack, claimed by Hamas, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, in which at least seven people were killed and some 85 people injured. According to Hamas, today's attack was carried out in retaliation for the ... More >>
Avalanche Of Pressure To Free Conscience Prisoners
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 6:10 pm | Amnesty International
The power of letters to free prisoners of conscience will be put to the test during Freedom Week, Amnesty International's new annual week of national fund-raising and awareness campaigning. More >>
Detaining non-UK nats. indefinitely discriminatory
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 10:18 am | Amnesty International
The UK government's power under Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA) to detain, potentially indefinitely, non-UK nationals deemed by the Secretary of State to be "suspected international terrorists" was found to be discriminatory ... More >>
Continuing repression of non-violent politics
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 9:25 am | Amnesty International
"The imprisonment of 16 alleged Muslim Brothers, following an unfair trial before the Supreme Military Court, shows yet again that freedom of expression and association continue to be seriously curtailed in Egypt," Amnesty International ... More >>
Reports of police brutality in the Maan valley
Wednesday, 31 July 2002, 9:24 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International urges inquiry into reports of police brutality in the Maan valley, Madhya Pradesh More >>
Colombia: More US military aid could fuel crisis
Saturday, 27 July 2002, 6:42 pm | Amnesty International
The US Senate's decision to lift the restrictions that have so far prevented US military aid from being used in the war against armed opposition groups in Colombia could exacerbate further the already spiralling human rights crisis in the country, ... More >>
Laos: Torture, ill-treatment and hidden suffering
Saturday, 27 July 2002, 6:42 pm | Amnesty International
"I have been a prisoner for 17 years and seven months and have never been sentenced or tried. I have been illegally imprisoned by people without morals who have destroyed my spirit.." (letter from a foreign national detained without charge or trial ... More >>
UN Convention against Torture - Crucial Vote
Friday, 26 July 2002, 1:58 pm | Amnesty International
UN: Crucial Vote at ECOSOC on The Draft Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture More >>
