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Congo (DRC): Kinshasa must protect civilians
Thursday, 9 February 2006, 3:23 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International said today that while leaders of armed insurgent groups in the Katanga and North-Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be held to account for serious human rights abuses committed by their forces, the ... More >>
Guantánamo: A life sentence of suffering & stigma
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 2:39 pm | Amnesty International
In a new report published today, Amnesty International revealed how the US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba is condemning thousands across the world to a life of suffering, torment and stigmatization. More >>
Cambodia: Release of prisoner of conscience Cheam
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 2:36 pm | Amnesty International
Cambodian prisoner of conscience and opposition parliamentarian Cheam Channy was released from Phnom Penh's military prison today following a pardon issued yesterday by King Norodom Sihamoni. More >>
UK Govt undermines justice for war criminals
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 2:33 pm | Amnesty International
United Kingdom: Government attempts to undermine its legal obligation to bring war criminals to justice More >>
Haiti: Respect for law vital during elections
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 2:30 pm | Amnesty International
All parties involved in the Haitian electoral process must respect and promote the rule of law if the elections are to lead to an end to violence and instability in the country, said Susan Lee, Amnesty International Americas Programme Director today ... More >>
Georgia: Police torture and other ill-treatment
Friday, 3 February 2006, 9:46 am | Amnesty International
(Tbilisi, Georgia) Amnesty International welcomes the openness of many Georgian authorities to tackle one of the country's long-standing problems -- eradicating torture and other ill-treatment -- their readiness for dialogue; and some positive ... More >>
Georgia: Police torture etc must be put in past
Friday, 3 February 2006, 12:56 am | Amnesty International
(Tbilisi, Georgia) Amnesty International welcomes the openness of many Georgian authorities to tackle one of the country's long-standing problems -- eradicating torture and other ill-treatment -- their readiness for dialogue; and some positive first steps ... More >>
USA: Too slow to help, too eager to kill
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 3:18 pm | Amnesty International
Hundreds of severely mentally ill offenders in the US, are mired within a healthcare system that is too slow to help and a justice system that is too quick to pass death sentences, said Amnesty International today as it launched a major report on the ... More >>
Liberia: New president must act now on Taylor
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:28 pm | Amnesty International
Monrovia, January 27, 2006) – Liberia’s new president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, should take prompt action to ensure that former Liberian President Charles Taylor is surrendered to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Campaign Against Impunity said today in ... More >>
China: Internet companies assist censorship
Friday, 27 January 2006, 10:56 am | Amnesty International
(London/ Davos): Google's launch of a self-censoring Chinese search engine is the latest in a string of examples of global Internet companies caving in to pressure from the Chinese government. The service curtails the rights of Chinese Internet ... More >>
AI on Europe’s report on renditions & black sites
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:08 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's reaction to the Council of Europe’s report on renditions and black sites More >>
Nigeria: Forced evictions in Lagos make homeless
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:06 pm | Amnesty International
Hundreds of Nigerians are still sleeping out in the open nearly nine months after bulldozers and armed police arrived in the Makoko community of Lagos, demolishing homes, churches, a mosque and a medical clinic. After three days of destruction, ... More >>
Nepal: Mass arrests spark fear of violence
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:57 pm | Amnesty International
Crackdown on civil society ahead of elections -- joint statement by Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists and Human Rights Watch More >>
Sudan: Amnesty International Reps Detained
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 9:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed serious concern about the safety of human rights defenders in Sudan, following the detention of delegates --including an Amnesty International representative -- at a non-governmental organization (NGO) forum being ... More >>
Palestinian Authority: work to end lawlessness
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 3:47 pm | Amnesty International
Candidates to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) must set up mechanisms to establish the rule of law in the Gaza Strip and in the areas of the West Bank under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority (PA) where intra-Palestinian violence ... More >>
Russian Federation: New law stifles civil society
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 3:44 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International regrets that President Putin has signed into law the controversial amendments to laws governing civil society organizations in Russia. The law was published by the official government newspaper Rossiiskaia gazeta on 17 January 2006 and will ... More >>
Haiti / Dominican Republic: Deaths continue
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 3:42 pm | Amnesty International
According to eye-witness accounts provided to Amnesty International, at least one civilian died and another was injured last Thursday in the locality of Ouanaminthe (on the Haitian-Dominican Republic border), after shots were allegedly fired from ... More >>
Iran: AI Calls For End To Death Denalty For Kids
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 9:27 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to take immediate steps to end the use of the death penalty for child offenders. Two new cases have been reported in which child offenders – persons under 18 at the time of the crime – have ... More >>
Thailand: "Disappearance" verdict leaves questions
Friday, 13 January 2006, 3:27 pm | Amnesty International
Significant questions remain unanswered in the case of Somchai Neelapaijit, said Amnesty International as the verdict was announced in the trial of five police officers charged in connection with the "disappearance" of the leading human rights ... More >>
Amnesty Releases New Gitmo Torture Testimony
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 11:44 am | Amnesty International
Washington - Marking the fourth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, January 11, 2006, Amnesty International released new testimonies alleging the use of torture and ill treatment against prisoners in the U.S. detention ... More >>
