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Guantánamo: 4 yrs too many - New torture testimony
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 3:29 pm | Amnesty International
" ... the worst days of my detention, they were full of deprivation, humiliation, oppression and psychological stress ..." “ … I was only allowed to talk to the three people who were in charge of torturing me … “ “ … I became like a house of ... More >>
2006 Critical year for achieving Arms Trade Treaty
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 3:21 pm | Amnesty International
Reports on the impact of arms transfers to Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone by Control Arms Campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms More >>
Lebabon: Harassment of Dr Muhamad Mugraby
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 11:32 am | Amnesty International
Human rights lawyer Dr Muhamad Mugraby is due to appear before the Military Court in Beirut on 9 January charged with slandering the “military establishment and its officers”. If found guilty he may be sentenced to up to three years’ imprisonment. More >>
Critical year for achieving Arms Trade Treaty
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 9:44 am | Amnesty International
Reports on the impact of arms transfers to Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone by Control Arms Campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms More >>
Cambodia: Activist arrest as govt pressures courts
Monday, 9 January 2006, 12:05 am | Amnesty International
The Cambodian government must end its manipulation of the courts, said Amnesty International today after yet another activist critical of the government was charged with defamation. More >>
Brazil: Indigenous peoples continue to suffer
Monday, 9 January 2006, 12:03 am | Amnesty International
In Brazil, Indigenous peoples continue to suffer violence and severe economic deprivation as a result of the failure of the government and the judiciary to protect their constitutional right to land, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Egypt: AI calls for inquiry into killings
Friday, 6 January 2006, 9:35 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the Egyptian government to launch immediately a thorough, independent, and impartial investigation into the killing of at least 27 Sudanese protesters by Egyptian police on 30 December, as well as the injury of ... More >>
Thailand: Locals trapped by escalating violence
Thursday, 5 January 2006, 12:30 am | Amnesty International
People in the far south of Thailand are caught between daily drive-by shootings and bombings by suspected members of Muslim armed groups, and harsh or inadequate counter-measures by the security forces, said Amnesty International today. More >>
USA: Amnesty Seeks Fair End For Dr Sami Al-Arian
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 4:18 pm | Amnesty International
USA: Amnesty International seeks fair procedures in resolution of case against Dr Sami Al-Arian More >>
Myanmar: UN Security Council must act
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:21 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International yesterday wrote to all members of the United Nations Security Council, welcoming their unanimous decision to schedule a discussion of the human rights situation in Myanmar. More >>
USA Ahmed Abu Ali trial flawed by torture evidence
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:15 pm | Amnesty International
In a report published today, Amnesty International concluded that the trial of US Citizen Ahmed Abu Ali was flawed as it failed to consider evidence about torture in Saudi Arabia. More >>
Bosnia and Herzegovina: From Dayton and beyond
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:12 pm | Amnesty International
The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina have yet to fully address the human rights legacy of the war, Amnesty International said on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton peace agreement. More >>
Myanmar: Increasing misuse of courts
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 9:18 am | Amnesty International
The human rights situation in Myanmar has deteriorated during 2005, with the Myanmar authorities increasingly using the justice system as a tool to stifle peaceful dissent. As the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meets, Amnesty International ... More >>
Egypt: Police voter killings needs investigation
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 9:17 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the Egyptian government to launch an urgent, independent investigation into police shootings outside polling stations on 7 December which left at least eight people dead and tens more injured. The organization said ... More >>
Art for Amnesty: U2 receives highest rights award
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 9:12 am | Amnesty International
Today, U2 band members were awarded Amnesty International's highest human rights accolade -- the "Ambassador of Conscience" Award for 2005. More >>
Croatia: Gotovina to go to The Hague
Friday, 9 December 2005, 1:19 pm | Amnesty International
The arrest of the former Croatian Army General Ante Gotovina is a major step in addressing impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia, Amnesty International said. More >>
UK Lords confirm torture "evidence" unacceptable
Friday, 9 December 2005, 1:16 pm | Amnesty International
Today's judgment has put the onus firmly on the United Kingdom (UK) authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and its absolute ban on torture, Amnesty International said in a first reaction to the Law Lords' ruling. More >>
Europe: Reject Attempts on No-Torture Promises
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 4:15 pm | Amnesty International
Council of Europe member states should flatly reject any proposals to establish standards for the use of diplomatic assurances in transfers of people to risk of torture, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said ... More >>
China: Police fire on crowd, killing four
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 3:20 pm | Amnesty International
At least four people died and others were injured after police fired on a crowd in the Southern province of Guangdong last night, according to witnesses that Amnesty International has spoken to. More >>
Eritrea: Government must end religious persecution
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 3:16 pm | Amnesty International
"You will receive no visitors and you will rot here until you sign this paper." The reported words of an Eritrean military commander to Helen Berhane, a well known gospel singer of the Rema Church who has been detained incommunicado in Mai Serwa ... More >>
