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Jordan: MPs sentence blow to freedom of expression
Monday, 20 May 2002, 12:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemned the 18-months prison term imposed today on Toujan al-Faisal, former member of the Jordanian Parliament. "This is a sad day for freedom of expression in Jordan. Toujan al-Faisal has been imprisoned solely for ... More >>
UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 2:40 pm | Amnesty International
(New York) What should have been a momentous occasion for the protection of child rights turned out to be a set back, said Yvonne Terlingen , Amnesty International's representative at the UN, referring to the UN General Assembly Special Session on ... More >>
UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 1:28 pm | Amnesty International
(New York) What should have been a momentous occasion for the protection of child rights turned out to be a set back, said Yvonne Terlingen , Amnesty International's representative at the UN, referring to the UN General Assembly Special Session on ... More >>
Deeply disturbed by apparent impunity for guards
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 1:27 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply disturbed by the dropping of charges against five remaining prison guards awaiting trial for the 1999 killing of Florida death row inmate Frank Valdes. More >>
More civilians targeted in Jammu and Kashmir
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 1:26 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemned Tuesday's attacks on a passenger bus and a military family housing complex by unidentified gunmen near Jammu, winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir. "The killings were probably intended to call attention to the volatile ... More >>
Soldiers Imprisoned For Refusal To Violate Rights
Wednesday, 15 May 2002, 1:25 pm | Amnesty International
On the International day of the Conscientious Objector on 15 May Amnesty International draws attention to the rising number of Israeli soldiers and reservists imprisoned for refusing to perform their military service in the Occupied Territories. This ... More >>
Reprisals Are Not The Answer
Friday, 10 May 2002, 10:47 am | Amnesty International
As Palestinians and the world await the Israeli Defense Forces' reaction to the shocking suicide bombing attack on Tuesday which resulted in the loss of 15 lives and injury to scores of people Amnesty International urges the Israeli Government ... More >>
AI condemns bombing in Rishon Letzion
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 9:51 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemned the bomb attack that killed 16 people and wounded 50 others in the town of Rishon Letzion last night. Hamas has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. More >>
Release Of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Is Warmly Welcomed
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 9:38 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International warmly welcomes the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the main political party in Myanmar, the National League for Democracy (NLD). She had been held under de facto house arrest by the State Peace and Development ... More >>
Ten Years Of Detention For Asylum-Seekers
Monday, 6 May 2002, 9:47 am | Amnesty International
Tens years since the introduction of mandatory detention for asylum-seekers lacking visas, Amnesty International is appealing to the Australian government to step back and consider the costs and consequences of the policy and to bring it in line with ... More >>
Amnesty Statement On Jenin Fact-Finding Team
Friday, 26 April 2002, 2:26 pm | Amnesty International
Israel/OT: Amnesty International Statement To The United Nations About The Fact-Finding Team To Inquire Into The Events In Jenin More >>
Preliminary Findings Of Amnesty Visit To Jenin
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 5:00 pm | Amnesty International
On their return from a research mission to Israel and the Occupied Territories, Amnesty International delegates presented today their preliminary findings during a press conference at the Foreign Press Association. Delegates interviewed eye-witnesses ... More >>
UN's Human Rights Body Fails Victims In East Timor
Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 10:03 am | Amnesty International
Following the adoption of a statement on East Timor by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) in Geneva last Friday, Amnesty International expressed its disappointment that once again the Commission has succumbed to pressure from ... More >>
Israel/Occupied Territories: Words Are Not Enough
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:39 pm | Amnesty International
As the UN Security Council meets today to discuss the grave situation in Israel and the Occupied Territories, Amnesty International reiterates its calls for an international inquiry into alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians in Jenin Refugee Camp ... More >>
Algeria: Immediate Action Needed
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 10:10 am | Amnesty International
"The Algerian authorities must take immediate action to ensure no more lives are put at risk during the policing of protests," Amnesty International said today, on the eve of the first anniversary of the death in custody of a Kabyle schoolboy. More >>
Jenin: Amnesty Call For Humanitarian Assistance
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
Speaking from inside Jenin Refugee Camp, Amnesty International delegate Javier Zuniga said, "This is one of the worst scenes of devastation I have ever witnessed. It is almost impossible to conceive that what was once a town is now a lunar landscape. ... More >>
Jenin: Access Denied To Amnesty Forensic Expert
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 10:16 am | Amnesty International
Derrick Pounder, Professor of Forensic Medicine at Dundee University, currently on mission with Amnesty International, has been denied access to Jenin refugee camp and Jenin Government Hospital. More >>
Amnesty: Human Rights Abuses In Jenin
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 9:37 am | Amnesty International
Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International Calls On The UN Security Council To Immediately Deploy An Independent Investigation Into Human Rights Abuses In Jenin More >>
Amnesty International Delegates In Jenin
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 9:44 am | Amnesty International
An Amnesty International delegation -- which includes Javier Zúñiga, Director of Regional Strategy in the International Secretariat of the organization and Kathleen Cavanaugh, from the Department of Law at Galway University, Ireland, and Derrick ... More >>
Venezuela: Human Rights Must Be Upheld
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 9:43 am | Amnesty International
15 April 2002 It is vital that the crisis unfolding does not undermine the rule of law and that fundamental human rights are guaranteed, Amnesty International said today after the tragic events in Venezuela yesterday shocked the world. More >>
