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Morocco: Crackdown On Freedom Of Expression
Thursday, 14 December 2000, 10:27 am | Amnesty International
"The beating by the security forces of dozens of people over the weekend and the arrest of dozens more during demonstrations organized by human rights activists and political associations represent a serious affront to freedom of expression in ... More >>
A Step Towards Uncovering The Whole Truth
Wednesday, 13 December 2000, 4:05 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today welcomed the reported release of 54 political prisoners including 46 Lebanese, seven Palestinians and one Egyptian from Syrian prisons. Those released, including 10 apparently arrested in 1999 and 2000, were handed over to ... More >>
Myanmar: The Institution Of Torture
Wednesday, 13 December 2000, 4:02 pm | Amnesty International
Torture has become an institution in Myanmar, used throughout the country on a regular basis, Amnesty International said today in a new report. Police and the army continue to use torture to extract information, punish, humiliate and control the population. More >>
North Korea: Persecuting The Starving
Wednesday, 13 December 2000, 4:00 pm | Amnesty International
As North Korea seeks to normalize relations with the international community, Amnesty International reiterated its call for dialogue on human rights. The organization today released a report on the plight of thousands of North Koreans who have fled ... More >>
GUINEA : An Unjust Verdict, A Mockery Of A Trial
Wednesday, 13 December 2000, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
On the eve of the second anniversary of the arrest of Alpha Condé, President of the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG), Guinean People's Rally, and some of his supporters on 15 December 1998, Amnesty International is publishing a damning ... More >>
South Africa: Preserving Gains For Human Rights
Friday, 8 December 2000, 11:28 am | Amnesty International
Shortly before International Human Rights Day,10 December, Amnesty International is raising with the South African Government its concerns about the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill. "If the law in its present form is enacted, it will place South Africa ... More >>
Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia: AI Concerns
Friday, 8 December 2000, 11:27 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today issued a new report focusing on its continued concerns for human rights in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia following the elections of the new President in October. More >>
Chile: The Pinochet Case
Friday, 8 December 2000, 11:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urges President Ricardo Lagos to stand by his commitment recently made to the organization that his government would not interfere with the judicial proceedings involving Augusto Pinochet and would resist all military pressure. More >>
Concern As Turkey Pushes For EU Membership
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 9:05 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has written to the heads of government of the 15 nations attending this week's Nice summit, in order to raise concerns about the human rights situation in Turkey. EU Foreign Ministers today agreed upon a document outlining the steps ... More >>
Turkey/EU: Open Letter To EU Heads Of State
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 9:01 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is writing to you in order to raise our concerns related to the human rights situation in Turkey. More >>
AI Urges UN Not To Abandon Haiti
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 9:00 am | Amnesty International
A withdrawal of the United Nations (UN) mission to Haiti, without a meaningful alternative monitoring presence, would have a catastrophic impact on human rights protection in the country, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Cameroon: Extrajudicial Executions
Wednesday, 6 December 2000, 8:58 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed grave concerns about the discovery of a mass grave with more than 36 bodies close to the Douala international airport in Cameroon. More >>
Amnesty: Threat of violence mounts in Papua
Friday, 1 December 2000, 4:28 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today warned that the risk of violence was mounting across Papua (Irian Jaya) on the eve of 1st December pro-independence demonstrations in the province. More >>
Bangladesh: Endemic Torture Since Independence
Thursday, 30 November 2000, 11:06 am | Amnesty International
Widespread and persistent torture has been routinely ignored by successive governments and major political parties since Bangladesh's independence in 1971, Amnesty International said today in a new report launched in Dhaka as part of the organization's global ... More >>
Concerns About Risk Of Isolation In Turkish Prison
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 2:24 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International wrote to the Turkish authorities on 27 November 2000, to express its concern about solitary confinement and small group isolation in Turkey. More >>
Amnesty International: Guinea Bissau
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 2:22 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the government of Guinea Bissau to protect the human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, of political opponents. " All the civilian detainees should be released immediately and unconditionally ... More >>
Kenya: Freedom Of Assembly Under Increasing Threat
Wednesday, 29 November 2000, 2:19 pm | Amnesty International
"The violent methods used by the Kenyan police over the weekend to break up rallies in various parts of the country are appalling,"Amnesty International said today. "The authorities appeared to be unwilling to prevent violence by ... More >>
Amnesty calls for deployment of rights observers
Monday, 27 November 2000, 1:25 pm | Amnesty International
In a letter sent today to United Nations Security Council members, Amnesty International called for the deployment of human rights observers in the Occupied Territories, including areas under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, as a response ... More >>
India: Another Human Rights Defender Killed
Friday, 24 November 2000, 3:26 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed shock at the killing of human rights defender T. Puroshottam in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and called on the authorities to order an immediate independent and impartial investigation. More >>
Algeria: Lack Of Concrete Progress Disappointing
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 4:09 pm | Amnesty International
"The lack of concrete action by the Algerian authorities to address the wide range of outstanding human rights concerns, repeatedly raised by victims, their families and Algerian and international organizations, is a cause for deep disappointment," ... More >>
