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Somaliland: Journalists Under Threat Of Expulsion
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:27 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty today expressed concern at the Somaliland Government's order of expulsion against 24 Somali journalists who had fled to the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa from violence and grave human rights violations against media workers in Mogadishu. More >>
Jean Charles De Menezes Death & Coroner Inquest
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:27 am | Amnesty International
In early December 2007 the coroner hearing the inquest will hold a pre-inquest hearing, to consider whether there is still a need for the inquest to go ahead. Amnesty International considers it essential that it does. More >>
Amnesty Deplores Prison Sentence On Slim Boukhdir
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:26 am | Amnesty International
Slim Boukhdir was arrested on 26 November 2007 while on his way from Sfax to Tunis following a summons to collect his passport from Khaznadar, the Tunis suburb in which he resides. More >>
Report: Discrimination Against Romani Women, Girls
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International will present its report Little by little we women have learned our rights: the Macedonian government's failure to uphold the rights of Romani women and girls. More >>
Lawyer Musn't Be Punished Over Rape Victim Case
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:24 am | Amnesty International
Abdul Rahman al-Lahem has been summoned to appear before a disciplinary committee on 5 December 2007 for publicly criticising his client's unfair treatment by the judiciary. More >>
Sri Lanka: Amnesty Condemns Mass Arrests
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:24 am | Amnesty International
More than 400 of those arrested, including 50 women, have been taken to the Boosa Camp near Galle in the south, a facility that is reportedly overcrowded, lacking proper sanitation facilities and adequate drinking water. More >>
Afghan detainees transferred to torture
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10:42 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's (AI) latest report on Afghanistan "Detainees transferred to torture: ISAF complicity?" outlines that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan is exposing detainees to real risks of torture, ... More >>
S. Korea: Crackdown Against Migrants' Trade Union
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:19 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International would like to express serious concern at the arrest of three senior officials of the Migrant Workers' Trade Union (MTU) on the morning of 27 November 2007 (Tuesday). Amnesty International is concerned that they may be arbitrarily returned ... More >>
Irene Khan To Address Elders' Event In Cape Town
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 8:18 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's Secretary General, Irene Khan, will be launching the organization's year-long activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) at an event with The Elders in Cape Town, South Africa, on 10th ... More >>
Avoid Forced Evictions In Indian State Of Orissa
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 9:11 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned at reports of escalating violence in Jagatsinghpur district in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Farmers here are fearful of forced eviction by private militias. More >>
Ethiopia: Two Rights Defenders Still In Detention
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 9:10 am | Amnesty International
The Federal High Court in Addis Ababa today adjourned to 24 December its delivery of the verdict on two civil society activists, Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who face possible life sentences on political charges. More >>
Angola: Journalist Arrests During Forced Evictions
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 9:09 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about recent reports of forced evictions in the neighbourhood of Iraque in the Angolan capital of Luanda, as well as the unlawful detention of two journalists during these forced evictions. More >>
Chad: Escalating Violence Means UN Must Deploy
Friday, 30 November 2007, 11:10 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International warned today that the failure of U.N. member states to contribute needed technical and equipment support for peacekeeping in Darfur, Chad and the Central African Republic has stalled troop deployment, placing civilian lives at continued ... More >>
Russia: Systematic Repression On Eve Of Elections
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 9:32 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the Russian authorities' systematic disregard for basic human rights in the run-up to parliamentary elections in the country, scheduled for 2 December 2007. More >>
Burma: Arrests Of Activists Continue Two Months On
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 2:25 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns the new arrests of political activists inside Myanmar, despite the commitment by Prime Minister Thein Sein to the UN Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari in early November that no more arrests would be carried out. More >>
Amnesty International appoints new CEO
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 9:52 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International in New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Holmes. More >>
Nigeria: Local Govt Elections - No Lessons Learned
Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 7:39 am | Amnesty International
Political violence has already been reported in several states. The worst incidents occurred in Kano State, where six people were confirmed dead by the police. Supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Nigeria People's Party clashed ... More >>
Brazil: Prison Rape Exposes Abuse Of Women
Monday, 26 November 2007, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
"We receive extensive reports of women in detention who suffer sexual abuse, torture, substandard healthcare and inhuman conditions, showing that this case is far from isolated but continues to be hidden from the public," said Tim Cahill. More >>
Violence Against Women Still A Global Shame
Sunday, 25 November 2007, 2:15 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's highest priority global campaign is to 'Stop Violence Against Women'. This global campaign was launched in 2004 to combat the massive worldwide violence against women. More >>
Violence Against Women Still A Global Shame
Friday, 23 November 2007, 11:02 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's highest priority global campaign is to 'Stop Violence Against Women'. This global campaign was launched in 2004 to combat the massive worldwide violence against women. More >>
