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DR of Congo: Peace process at risk
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 6:54 pm | Amnesty International
Democratic Republic of Congo: Peace process at risk if political and military rivalries in North-Kivu province are not addressed More >>
Libya: Releases Some Prisoners of Conscience
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 9:41 am | Amnesty International
The recent release by the Libyan authorities of five long-term prisoners of conscience was an encouraging step, Amnesty International said today, and raised hopes that other long-held prisoners of conscience will also soon be freed. More >>
Unfair Trial For David Hicks Gets Green Light
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 12:45 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International Australia (AIA) today expressed concern that the way has now been paved for David Hicks to face an unfair trial. More >>
US: Police abuse widespread of lesbian, gay, bi...
Monday, 26 September 2005, 9:11 pm | Amnesty International
New Amnesty International Study Finds LGBT People of Color and Youth Most Likely to Suffer; Calls on Police to Improve Training and Accountability More >>
USA: Guantánamo hunger strikers critically ill
Monday, 26 September 2005, 9:06 pm | Amnesty International
Several detainees on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay are critically ill, according to lawyers who have recently visited the detention camp. Amnesty International is also concerned at reports that the camp's facilities are unable to cope with the ... More >>
Benin must repudiate illegal impunity with USA
Friday, 23 September 2005, 9:32 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the government of Benin to repudiate an illegal impunity agreement it has signed with the USA and to reaffirm its commitment to international justice. More >>
Uganda: Army & Rebels Commit Atrocities in North
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:39 pm | Amnesty International
The Ugandan military and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army continue to kill, rape and uproot civilians in northern Uganda with brazen impunity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
Uzbekistan: Truth under siege
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:36 pm | Amnesty International
Only an independent international investigation can reveal the truth about the events in the city of Andizhan, in eastern Uzbekistan, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians in May, Amnesty International said in a report released ... More >>
The rights of women in armed conflict: a guide
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 8:33 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has published a guide on using the law to press governments to implement their obligations toward women in armed conflict. The guide is aimed at those with influence over public services, such as lawyers, teachers and police ... More >>
Uzbekistan: Truth under siege
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 8:59 am | Amnesty International
Only an independent international investigation can reveal the truth about the events in the city of Andizhan, in eastern Uzbekistan, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians in May, Amnesty International said in a report released ... More >>
Liberians prepare to elect new government
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 9:31 am | Amnesty International
As Liberians finally prepare to elect a new government following almost two decades of conflict characterized by gross violations of human rights by all sides, Amnesty International warned that the prospects for peace in Liberia are still under threat, ... More >>
UK: Failure To Arrest Israeli War Crimes Suspect
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:56 am | Amnesty International
United Kingdom/Israel-OT: Amnesty International deplores failure to arrest Israeli war crimes suspect press release, 09/12/2005 More >>
UK fails to arrest Israeli war crimes suspect
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:24 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today deplored the failure of the United Kingdom (UK) authorities to arrest Israeli army General Doron Almog when he arrived at London’s Heathrow airport yesterday, describing this as a clear violation of the UK’s obligations under both ... More >>
Myanmar: Tens of thousands facing forced labour
Thursday, 8 September 2005, 5:07 pm | Amnesty International
They kicked me off of my tractor. I fell down – my arm was outstretched on the ground – and a soldier jumped on my arm and broke it. Then they just left me lying there. A Shan farmer from Laikha township who was forced to work for the military and beaten ... More >>
Pipeline: secretly contracting out of human rights
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 8:45 pm | Amnesty International
Chad-Cameroon pipeline: New report accuses oil companies and governments of secretly contracting out of human rights More >>
Some countries holding UN world summit hostage
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 5:04 pm | Amnesty International
Joint Statement by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam International and Global Call to Action Against Poverty More >>
Colombia: fatal flaws in paramilitary demobiliz.
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:35 pm | Amnesty International
A new report from Amnesty international shows how Colombia's demobilization strategy threatens to consolidate paramilitarism and ensure that those responsible for some of the worst human rights atrocities continue to kill, “disappear”, and torture with ... More >>
Egypt: New president should commit to end torture
Friday, 2 September 2005, 6:32 pm | Amnesty International
Egypt's new president, due to be elected on 7 September, must take decisive action to end torture and other human rights violations and make a vital break with the past, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Yemen: Harassment of journalists must stop
Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 9:52 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned at the continuing harassment of journalists by Yemeni security forces. Journalists critical of the government are being increasingly targeted and face abuses, including arbitrary arrest, beatings or confiscation of ... More >>
UK: Forcible return to Iraq would be unlawful
Monday, 29 August 2005, 8:33 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the UK government's plan to forcibly return scores of rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers to Kurdish areas in Iraq which the organization considers are neither stable nor safe. The authorities are yet to set ... More >>
