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McVeigh: Adopting The Morality Of The Murderer
Monday, 11 June 2001, 4:37 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed regret that the imminent execution of Timothy McVeigh would end a 38-year defacto moratorium on the federal death penalty and accused the US of adopting the morality of the murderer by state-sanctioned killing. More >>
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Friday, 25 May 2001, 4:20 pm | Amnesty International
New Zealanders are being asked to raise their glasses in a Toast to Freedom on Monday to celebrate the 40th birthday of the world's largest human rights organization, Amnesty International. More >>
Indonesia: First execution in five years
Wednesday, 23 May 2001, 10:23 am | Amnesty International
The recent execution of two men -- the first in five years in Indonesia -- is a retrograde step and a flagrant violation of the right to life, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Journalism Is A Profession, Not A Criminal Offence
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 11:18 am | Amnesty International
Journalists across the world are being targeted by governments for carrying out their legitimate investigative reporting work. More >>
Indonesia: One step forward, two steps back
Thursday, 26 April 2001, 11:39 am | Amnesty International
News that the Indonesian President has approved the establishment of a human rights court for East Timor which will only try cases of violations committed after the August 1999 popular consultation was greeted with dismay by Amnesty International. More >>
A missed opportunity for human rights - Amnesty
Thursday, 26 April 2001, 11:36 am | Amnesty International
The 34 leaders who attended the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, Canada, April 20-22, failed to take decisive steps towards stronger human rights protection in the region, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Amnesty: Respect Human Rights Of All In Macedonia
Wednesday, 21 March 2001, 3:02 pm | Amnesty International
"All parties to the escalating conflict in Macedonia must respect the human rights of the Macedonian, Albanian and minority communities", said Amnesty International today as the Macedonian military prepares today for a major attack on ethnic Albanian ... More >>
Call For NZ Action Following UN Resignation
Wednesday, 21 March 2001, 2:59 pm | Amnesty International
The resignation of Mary Robinson as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has sparked a call from Amnesty International for the New Zealand Government to work to ensure that the realisation of human rights becomes one of the key goals of the ... More >>
Milosevic must be transferred to The Hague
Monday, 5 March 2001, 7:46 am | Amnesty International
"Former President Slobodan Milosevic should be arrested and transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Tribunal), which has indicted him under international law for crimes against humanity", Amnesty International ... More >>
700th execution imminent in USA
Friday, 2 March 2001, 3:36 pm | Amnesty International
The USA is about to carry out its 700th execution since resuming judicial killing in 1977, Amnesty International warned today, pointing out that more than 500 of them have occurred since 1993. Nine more prisoners are scheduled to be executed in the ... More >>
Fiji: Rule of law or rule by force
Friday, 2 March 2001, 8:15 am | Amnesty International
Today's Court of Appeal ruling in Fiji upholding the Constitution is a landmark human rights decision which supports the rule of law over rule by force, Amnesty International said. Fiji's Interim Prime Minister, in a first reaction to the judgment which ruled ... More >>
Accountability, Hague needed at the highest level
Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 4:16 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed today's verdict by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on the former Bosnian-Croat politician Dario Kordic and Mario Cerkez, former commander of the HVO Vitez Brigade." The verdict represents ... More >>
Refugees may be forced out of Lebanon
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 2:32 pm | Amnesty International
Asylum-seekers and refugees may face immediate deportation to countries where their human rights are at risk if the Lebanese authorities do not reconsider their decision that all "irregular" foreigners must leave the country by 28 February, Amnesty International ... More >>
Stopping The Torture Trade
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 2:20 pm | Amnesty International
The release of the report, "Stopping The Torture Trade", is the latest step in Amnesty International's Stop Torture Campaign, launched in October 2000. What is torture? Torture does not happen in a vacuum. The tools and techniques used by officials for ... More >>
Rape now a crime against humanity
Friday, 23 February 2001, 2:19 pm | Amnesty International
Today's verdict by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that rape and sexual enslavement are crimes again humanity, challenges widespread acceptance that the torture of women is an intrinsic part of war, Amnesty International ... More >>
Amnesty condemns state assassinations in Israel
Thursday, 22 February 2001, 1:19 pm | Amnesty International
The targeting of Palestinians suspected of attacking Israelis amounts to a policy of state assassination, Amnesty International said today. In a new report out today the organization is urging the Israeli authorities to put an end to this liquidation ... More >>
Brazil prison uprisings reflect deep-rooted crisis
Wednesday, 21 February 2001, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
The response to the upheavals in prisons in the city of São Paulo must be calm and measured and avoid any excessive use of force, Amnesty International said today. "To prevent the situation from further spiralling into violence it is essential that ... More >>
End deliberate attacks on Serb civilians
Tuesday, 20 February 2001, 10:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today condemned this morning's unprovoked attack on a convoy of buses travelling north of Podujevo in northern Kosovo near the border with Serbia proper, thought to have been carried out by armed ethnic Albanians. The buses - under ... More >>
Special Court on Sierra Leone must be effective
Thursday, 15 February 2001, 3:15 pm | Amnesty International
The Security Council must ensure that the Special Court for Sierra Leone succeeds in bringing to justice those most responsible for the atrocities committed during the conflict Amnesty International said today following an exchange of correspondence ... More >>
Indonesia to try activists in Papua and Aceh
Friday, 9 February 2001, 11:58 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today condemned the decision by the Indonesian authorities to proceed with the trials of political activists in Papua and Aceh. If found guilty, they will be the first prisoners of conscience to be convicted since the demise of ... More >>
