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Nepal: Fears of increasing violence
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 7:41 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged the government to rein in the security forces, saying it feared an increase in violence over coming days. More >>
India: Bhopal survivors march in search of justice
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 7:39 pm | Amnesty International
I am writing to convey the concerns of thousands of Amnesty International members and supporters around the world who have signed a petition urging the Indian Government to ensure the immediate supply of regular and sufficient piped drinking water to ... More >>
Africa's housing crisis: Time to show commitment
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 10:55 am | Amnesty International
African Housing ministers meeting in Kenya: Time to show commitment to addressing housing crisis in Africa More >>
Syria: New crackdown on government opponents
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 10:51 am | Amnesty International
Reacting to a recent wave of arrests of activists and others in Syria and yesterday's sentencing of a civil society activist to five years in prison, Amnesty International today called on the Syrian government to immediately release all those arrested for ... More >>
USA: Front companies used in secret flights
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 9:41 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today released a new report which exposes a covert operation whereby people have been arrested or abducted, transferred and held in secret or handed over to countries where they have faced torture and other ill-treatment. The ... More >>
Peru/Chile: Signatures collected on Fujimori case
Saturday, 1 April 2006, 3:01 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today revealed that large numbers of children, some at least as young as twelve, are once again being recruited to serve as fighters in the conflict province of North-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following a human ... More >>
Peru/Chile: Signatures collected on Fujimori case
Saturday, 1 April 2006, 2:57 pm | Amnesty International
Peru/Chile: 20,000 signatures collected as a result of the international campaign on the Fujimori case More >>
Guatemala: Evictions not answer to land conflicts
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 6:34 pm | Amnesty International
(Guatemala City) In a new report published today, Amnesty International urged the Guatemala authorities to stop evictions of rural communities until the present legislation and practices, which are fundamentally unfair, biased and flawed, are overhauled. More >>
Argentina: Resolving the past can bring solutions
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 8:35 pm | Amnesty International
The decision by the executive to open the military archives from the years of military government in Argentina should receive a positive and immediate response from the armed forces in order to fully clarify what happened during the country’s darkest ... More >>
Nigeria: Charles Taylor must not escape trial
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 8:33 pm | Amnesty International
Reacting to today's reports that former Liberian president Charles Taylor has "escaped" from his home in Calabar, Nigeria, Amnesty International said "any country in which he is found has a responsibility to arrest and surrender Charles Taylor immediately ... More >>
USA: Taser-related deaths pass 150 mark
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 8:29 pm | Amnesty International
"[It was] the most horrendous experience [of my life]. At one point I just pretended like I was dead because I thought....then they would stop." - Patricia Skelly, who has a mental illness, was tasered between nine and 15 times while in ... More >>
US: Abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Saturday, 25 March 2006, 3:34 pm | Amnesty International
Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people across the USA are victims of a system that fuels discrimination and facilitates torture, ill-treatment and impunity, said Amnesty International today as it launched a report on police abuses ... More >>
Nepal: Human rights crucial, dangerous crossroads
Saturday, 25 March 2006, 3:25 pm | Amnesty International
Ten years into Nepal’s civil war, both parties to the conflict must be guided by their human rights obligations if Nepal is to make it safely through this dangerous political crossroads, said Amnesty International today at a press conference following ... More >>
Afghanistan: Case of Abdul Rahman, judicial reform
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 8:47 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Afghan authorities to urgently commit themselves to judicial reform and the upholding of international standards as Abdul Rahman, 41, reportedly faces calls for his execution in connection with his reported conversion ... More >>
Belarus: Detentions and beatings after elections
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 8:41 pm | Amnesty International
Large numbers of peaceful demonstrators are being detained and beaten by riot police and anti-terrorist forces in Belarus in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate demonstrators, according to information obtained by Amnesty International. More >>
S. Korea: Elderly farmers evicted for US army base
Saturday, 18 March 2006, 3:44 pm | Amnesty International
Several human rights activists are being detained after protesting at the forced eviction by riot police of elderly villagers in Pyongtaek, in the north west of South Korea. Their village is subject to an eviction order to allow for the expansion of ... More >>
A victory for human rights protection
Friday, 17 March 2006, 10:40 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the overwhelming vote by the UN General Assembly today in favour of establishing a new Human Rights Council. In doing so, UN member states have taken an historic step towards strengthening the UN’s human rights machinery. More >>
Arms traffickers' impunity ignore arms embargoes
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 7:51 pm | Amnesty International
Arms traffickers enjoy impunity as all UN arms embargoes in the last decade “systematically violated” More >>
Israel/Occupied Territories: Palestinians at risk
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 8:57 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the safety of Palestinian detainees in Jericho Prison. The prison is currently surrounded by Israeli forces who have threatened to kill detainees who refuse to surrender to them. More >>
NZ First Zaoui Call Unwarranted
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 9:42 am | Amnesty International
The New Zealand section of Amnesty International has criticised the latest call by New Zealand First for Ahmed Zaoui to be sent back to Algeria, saying his refugee status should not be ignored, and the review of his security risk certificate short-circuited, ... More >>
