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Viet Nam/Cambodia: Montagnard refugees at risk
Monday, 28 January 2002, 11:21 am | Amnesty International
(London/New York) - Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch today expressed concern over plans agreed by the Vietnamese and Cambodian governments and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to facilitate repatriation of ... More >>
AI Requests Access To Guantánamo Base
Wednesday, 23 January 2002, 9:46 am | Amnesty International
Amid growing concern about the treatment of prisoners held at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba, Amnesty International today wrote to the US authorities to request access to the detention camp. More >>
USA: 25 Years Of Judicial Killing
Friday, 18 January 2002, 2:44 pm | Amnesty International
A quarter of a century of executions in the USA has offered no constructive contribution to the country's efforts to combat violent crime and has caused serious damage to its international reputation, Amnesty International said today as it issued a new ... More >>
AI Calls On USA To End Legal Limbo Of Prisoners
Thursday, 17 January 2002, 3:08 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International urged the United States to ensure respect for the human rights of all people who have been or may be transferred from Afghanistan to a US military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. More >>
Prisoners Must Be Treated Humanely
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:51 am | Amnesty International
"All those in US custody following the military operations in Afghanistan must be treated humanely, with full respect for international standards," Amnesty International said today. More >>
Afghanistan: Refugees Situation Trapped
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:49 am | Amnesty International
The unknown fate of 7,000 refugees currently trapped in "no man's land" opposite Pakistan's Chaman border clearly shows that the situation in Afghanistan is still volatile and not conducive to the safe return of refugees, Amnesty International ... More >>
AI Letter to Donald Rumsfeld
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:49 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the recent statements made by a senior US military official in Afghanistan that prisoners moved from Shibarghan prison into US custody will be given adequate food, shelter and medical care More >>
India/Pakistan: Landmines Will Only Increase Death
Friday, 11 January 2002, 12:05 am | Amnesty International
Amid reports that both India and Pakistan are using landmines to secure their common border, Amnesty International called on both governments to reconsider their decision and join the global trend to outlaw these weapons of indiscriminate destruction. More >>
Arab Convention For The Suppression Of Terrorism
Thursday, 10 January 2002, 10:39 am | Amnesty International
Middle East And North Africa: "The Arab Convention For The Suppression Of Terrorism": A Serious Threat To Human Rights More >>
Congo: Alarming Increase In Arbitrary Arrests
Wednesday, 9 January 2002, 12:14 am | Amnesty International
President Joseph Kabila should take immediate steps to ensure that his government and security forces practice what he promises the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International urged today as reports show an alarming increase ... More >>
Grigory Pasko Gets Four Years In A Labour Camp
Tuesday, 8 January 2002, 11:40 am | Amnesty International
e conviction of Grigory Pasko for his reporting activities is a violation of his right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. The organization has now adopted the Russian journalist and environmental activist as a prisoner of ... More >>
Israel/Occupied Territories: Detention & Beatings
Monday, 7 January 2002, 12:08 am | Amnesty International
The detention and beating of a prominent doctor and human rights defender, and the beating of members of an international delegation underlines the Israeli authorities' apparent disregard for basic human rights during the current intifada, Amnesty International ... More >>
Deportations leave men at risk of torture in Egypt
Friday, 21 December 2001, 2:33 pm | Amnesty International
Muhammad Muhammad Suleiman Ibrahim El-Zari and Ahmed Hussein Mustafa Kamil Agiza were forcibly returned to Egypt by the Swedish authorities on 18 December. In Egypt both men are at grave risk of torture and unfair trial. Their whereabouts are unknown ... More >>
Afghanistan: The hidden human face of the war
Friday, 21 December 2001, 2:33 pm | Amnesty International
As the world focuses on the new Interim Authority in Kabul and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the human cost to Afghan civilians is going virtually unnoticed, Amnesty International delegates returned from a mission to Afghan refugees camps on the Afghan ... More >>
Overturning Death Sentence Falls Short Of Justice
Thursday, 20 December 2001, 10:52 am | Amnesty International
The overturning of Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence is a welcome step, but it leaves unanswered all the questions about the fairness of his original trial, which did not comply with international justice standards, Amnesty International said today. More >>
United Kingdom: Concern over anti-terrorist arrest
Thursday, 20 December 2001, 10:51 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned by reports that people are now being arrested under the new anti-terrorism legislation in the UK. More >>
Legislation opens door to human rights violations
Monday, 17 December 2001, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act, passed today, opens the door to human rights violations in the UK, Amnesty International said. More >>
Refugees must not be forced back to Afghanistan
Monday, 17 December 2001, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
Afghan nationals in Pakistan are at risk of being returned to Afghanistan where they may face human rights abuses, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Refugee Convention - A Convention For The 21st C.
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 10:04 am | Amnesty International
The Ministerial Meeting on the Refugee Convention which starts tomorrow in Geneva is an unprecedented opportunity for the international community to make new strides to strengthen international refugee protection, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Afghanistan: Clean surrender needed
Wednesday, 12 December 2001, 9:55 am | Amnesty International
Following reports that significant numbers of Al-Qaeda fighters are surrendering in the Tora Bora region of southern Afghanistan, Amnesty International called for appropriate arrangements to be made for the processing and protection of prisoners, ... More >>
