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Human rights activists being 'swept out' of Aceh
Thursday, 9 March 2000, 9:40 am | Amnesty International
Human rights defenders are being forced into hiding and prevented from carrying out their work as the Indonesian security forces step up counter insurgency operations in the province of Aceh in the north of Sumatra. More >>
Women's Day: Empty rhetoric unfulfilled promises
Thursday, 9 March 2000, 9:39 am | Amnesty International
"NJ", an 11 year old girl in a camp for internally displaced persons on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, became lost on 5 May 1999 while returning from visting her relatives in a neighbouring camp. Mistaken as a vagrant child by the ... More >>
Call for NZ action in wake of Pinochet case
Friday, 3 March 2000, 11:51 am | Amnesty International
In the wake of the UK decision to allow Augusto Pinochet's return to Chile, Amnesty International has called on the New Zealand Government to ensure that it establishes clear procedures for meeting its international obligations if major human rights ... More >>
Mass murderers walk the streets of Guatemala
Tuesday, 29 February 2000, 2:58 am | Amnesty International
Mass murderers responsible for killing thousands of people are allowed to walk free in a Latin American country, Amnesty International said today. That country is Guatemala. More >>
Amnesty Plea For Peace In Nepal As 36 Die
Tuesday, 29 February 2000, 2:56 am | Amnesty International
Protecting human rights is the best way to bring peace. It may take time to negotiate a solution, but with the right political will human rights abuses can be ended immediately. More >>
Amnesty calls for Mumia Abu-Jamal retrial
Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:18 pm | Amnesty International
A Life in the Balance - The case of Mumia Abu-Jamal ( AI Index: AMR 51/001/2000), a new Amnesty International report, highlights inadequate legal representation, legal proceedings that fail to reach minimum international standards for fair trials, and ... More >>
Amnesty - The Victims In East Timor: UN Must Act
Wednesday, 2 February 2000, 1:42 pm | Amnesty International
NEW YORK -- The United Nations must act without delay on the recommendations of its own Commission of Inquiry(COI) to investigate and try those responsible for gross human rights violations in East Timor, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Keep Millitary Ban On Indonesia - Amnesty
Tuesday, 25 January 2000, 11:22 am | Amnesty International
The European Union must not resume the sale of arms or security equipment likely to be used to commit human rights violations in Indonesia says human rights group Amnesty International. More >>
Chechens targeted in Moscow and at home
Tuesday, 28 December 1999, 12:20 am | Amnesty International
While civilians continue to suffer in Chechnya, they are also being targeted on the streets and in police stations in Moscow, Amnesty International said today in a new report on the persecution of Chechens in Moscow and Chechnya. More >>
Human Rights Day call to British government
Monday, 13 December 1999, 5:25 pm | Amnesty International
Six human rights organizations today issued a joint statement to the British government calling for a thorough, impartial and independent inquiry into the killing of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson. Loyalist paramilitaries claimed responsibility for ... More >>
12-year prison for Kosovo doctor Flora Brovina
Monday, 13 December 1999, 5:22 pm | Amnesty International
After an unfair trial, a Serbian court sitting in Nis yesterday sentenced an ethnic Albanian medical doctor to 12 years' imprisonment on charges of "association for the purposes of hostile activity" in connection with "terrorism". ... More >>
Amnesty Human Rights Day appeal to the UNSC
Monday, 13 December 1999, 5:19 pm | Amnesty International
To mark Human Rights Day, Amnesty International has sent an urgent appeal to the UN Security Council to immediately fulfil its responsibility under the UN Charter and remind all parties to the conflict in the Chechen Republic of their obligations ... More >>
Amnesty Calls For Inquiry Into WTO Police Actions
Monday, 13 December 1999, 5:17 pm | Amnesty International
Reports of widespread police abuses against non-violent protesters and others during the World Trade Organization talks last week in Seattle are deeply disturbing, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Warning cannot justify attacking civilians
Thursday, 9 December 1999, 1:17 pm | Amnesty International
Following an official warning that civilians must evacuate the city of Grozny, Amnesty International is calling on the government of the Russian Federation to publicly commit to upholding its obligations under international humanitarian law by refraining ... More >>
Palestinians given "15 minutes to leave..."
Thursday, 9 December 1999, 1:15 pm | Amnesty International
"Ahmed Mahmoud Abu Awais watched in horror as more than 100 armed border police, accompanied by bulldozers, arrived at Isawiyeh in East Jerusalem on 26 January and started destroying the four-room home housing 14 members of his family. The family ... More >>
Amnesty members take action on Russian ultimatum
Thursday, 9 December 1999, 1:13 pm | Amnesty International
Members of Amnesty International from around the world are taking urgent action on behalf of civilians in Grozny by writing to the Russian government asking for a public and unambiguous pledge to protect civilians. More >>
Amnesty calls for release of Kashmir leaders
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 4:11 pm | Amnesty International
The arrest and continuing detention of eight Palestinians who signed a public statement critical of the Palestinian Authority, is a severe blow to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Amnesty calls for release of Kashmir leaders
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 4:09 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the release from detention of Shabir Shah, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, and the withdrawal of criminal charges filed against him by the Jammu and Kashmir government. More >>
Common graves in Ciudad Juárez -- Amnesty Intl.
Sunday, 5 December 1999, 4:07 pm | Amnesty International
No stone must be left unturned in investigating the full circumstances surrounding the discovery of bodies in common graves in Ciudad Juárez, Amnesty International said today, calling for full transparency and thorough forensic investigations. More >>
Iranian Courts used to suppress political opinion
Wednesday, 1 December 1999, 8:08 pm | Amnesty International
The prison sentences handed down to the managing director of the daily newspaper Khordad and the editor of the daily newspaper Asr-e Azadegan (Era of The Free) reflect the increasing use of special courts to imprison individuals involved in journalism. ... More >>
