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Russian Fed.: latest clampdown on civil society
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 3:56 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed serious concern that a draft law on civil society organizations, due to receive its first reading in the Duma (parliament) on 23 November, presented a serious attack on freedom of association in the Russian Federation. More >>
Uganda: Attack on the Independence of the Courts
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 3:53 pm | Amnesty International
Intervention by heavily armed security agents on the premises of the High Court in Kampala on 16 November 2005, led to the return to jail of 14 suspects of an armed group despite the ruling by the High Court Judge to grant bail. This was an attack ... More >>
Torture is killing a person without them dying
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 6:11 pm | Amnesty International
"I didn't want to make a big, grand speech. I am just deeply hurt," a mother said after talking about her son detained in Guantánamo Bay. As they did yesterday at the conference hosted by Amnesty International and Reprieve, family members expressed ... More >>
Torture doesn't stop terror -- torture is terror
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 6:08 pm | Amnesty International
Survivors of torture and other ill-treatment in Guantánamo Bay spoke today at a conference hosted by Amnesty International (AI) and Reprieve. For several, this was the first time they had seen each other since their release. For two of them, it was the first ... More >>
Largest gathering of former Guantánamo prisoners
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:39 pm | Amnesty International
Largest-ever gathering of former Guantánamo prisoners and prisoners’ families: US government must give independent UN experts full access to Guantánamo More >>
Guantánamo -- only the tip of an iceberg of abuse
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 5:36 pm | Amnesty International
“Where is public outrage?" asked Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on the final day of conference the organisation has hosted with Reprieve conference. More >>
Amnesty Issues Australia Anti-Terror Laws Report
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 8:33 am | Amnesty International
General Concerns: This Bill introduces two powers unique to Australia in times other than those of declared war that is, preventative detention and control orders. Each of the powers involve either the imprisonment or a severe restriction on a person’s ... More >>
Myanmar: Stop forced labour, penalizing protesters
Friday, 18 November 2005, 4:42 pm | Amnesty International
As the International Labour Organization (ILO) meets to discuss the practice of forced labour in Myanmar, Amnesty International expresses concern at the deteriorating human rights situation in the country. More >>
Zimbabwe: coalition calls for African leadership
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 6:01 pm | Amnesty International
Zimbabwe: Human rights and civic groups call for African leadership to address human rights and humanitarian crisis More >>
Nigeria: New evidence of human rights violations
Friday, 4 November 2005, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
"It is like paradise and hell. They have everything. We have nothing... If we protest, they send soldiers." Eghare W.O. Ojhogar, chief of the Ugborodo community. More >>
Egypt: rights must be at centre of election agenda
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 11:08 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the Egyptian government and candidates contesting Egypt's forthcoming parliamentary elections to put human rights at the centre of their agenda and to commit to promote long-needed reform once in office. The organisation ... More >>
Ethiopia: Escalating violence leaves six dead
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 11:07 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International expressed serious concern at escalating violence in Ethiopia today, after learning that police reportedly shot dead six people and wounded at least 25. More >>
Amnesty Seeks Tolerance For Rights Defenders
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 9:03 am | Amnesty International
Uganda: East Africa and Horn of Africa governments must put an end to targeting of human rights defenders More >>
Japan: Appeals for compensation fall on deaf ears
Monday, 31 October 2005, 10:29 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Japanese government to accept full responsibility for crimes committed against women condemned to sexual slavery by their Japanese captors -- so-called "comfort women" -- before and during the Second World ... More >>
Spain/Morocco Must Be Held Accountable For Abuses
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 9:52 am | Amnesty International
Spain/Morocco: The authorities must be held accountable for the violation of migrants' rights "You are nothing but Negroes. You must not ask questions." More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Threats hang heavy over the future
Thursday, 27 October 2005, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
As the official expiry Laurent Gbagbo’s mandate as President approaches in the coming days, Amnesty International fears that, if a political agreement on a new power structure is not very quickly reached, the tensions which already exist will spill over into ... More >>
Brazil: 9 years of missed opportunities for rights
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 8:43 am | Amnesty International
(Geneva) Amnesty International today published a briefing expressing serious concern at the continued high levels of killings by police officers, widespread use of torture and ill-treatment as well as attacks against human rights defenders in Brazil. More >>
US Senate motion against cruel degrading treatment
Friday, 7 October 2005, 7:49 pm | Amnesty International
The Senate's leadership affirming the ban on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and moving toward establishing uniform standards on treatment of detainees is welcome. It is crucial that the U.S. government provides clear guidance ... More >>
Greece: Human Rights violated on the margins
Thursday, 6 October 2005, 10:33 am | Amnesty International
Foreigners shot on the border, asylum-seekers detained in metal containers, Roma forcibly evicted from their homes in Athens: the Greek authorities are failing to combat discrimination and human rights violations. (05/10/05) http://amnesty-news.c.topica.com/maad4cKabkWuxbb0hPub/ More >>
Russia: No end to human rights violations
Monday, 3 October 2005, 10:00 am | Amnesty International
Russian Federation: No end to gross human rights violations in Russia's North Caucasus Amnesty International releases new findings in lead up to EU-Russia summit More >>
