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Turkey: Return of asylum-seeker violation of law
Monday, 4 April 2005, 12:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is seriously concerned about the well-being of Ahmet Muhammed Ibrahim, a Syrian Kurd who on the eve of March 25 was forcibly returned to Syria by the Turkish authorities despite his claim for asylum still being examined by the ... More >>
Syria: release of political prisoners welcomed
Monday, 4 April 2005, 12:43 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today welcomed media reports that the Syrian government has ordered the release of some 312 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, as part of a presidential pardon. More >>
Russia: Officer guilty crimes against Chechnya
Monday, 4 April 2005, 12:42 am | Amnesty International
Russian Federation: Russian police officer found guilty of crimes against the civilian population in the Chechen Republic More >>
Amnesty: Sudan: Refer Darfur crimes to ICC
Friday, 1 April 2005, 12:55 am | Amnesty International
(New York) Amnesty International urges members of the Security Council to refer crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Sudan to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Amnesty International welcomes the unprecedented initiative ... More >>
Israel/Territories: women conflict untold story
Friday, 1 April 2005, 12:22 am | Amnesty International
Israeli and Palestinian authorities must take concrete steps to put an end to the suffering of Palestinian women, who have been affected in every aspect of their lives by the conflict, Amnesty International said in a report published today. More >>
Palestine Urged Not to Resume Executions
Friday, 1 April 2005, 12:18 am | Amnesty International
Palestinian Authority (PA): Amnesty International calls on the PA not to resume executions and to end impunity More >>
Amnesty: Time For UN To Act On Human Rights
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
(Geneva) Responding to the momentum created by the proposals to reform the UN Commission on Human Rights, Amnesty International's Secretary General challenged all member states of the Commission to rise above national and regional interests and restore ... More >>
Brazil: Safety of indigenous peoples at risk
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 8:56 am | Amnesty International
"In the Guarani and Kaiowá areas what happens? A lot of malnutrition. We have no land to plant on. Precisely because of this, there is misery and hunger in our land... We Indians have already taken a decision. If an eviction occurs in these ... More >>
Kenya: Crackdown on "terrorism" violating rights
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 10:45 am | Amnesty International
Kenyan authorities must take immediate action to halt numerous human rights violations committed against suspects detained during recent "anti-terrorism" operations, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Chance to advance the rights of trafficked people
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 10:42 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, La Strada International and International Federation Terre des Hommes call for strengthening of draft treaty More >>
Kosovo: The March Violence - One Year On
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:38 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed concerns at the lack of accountability of both the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), and their continued refusal to admit any responsibility for their failure ... More >>
Proposal Against ICC In Darfur Undermines Justice
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:37 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned at the proposal by President Obasanjo, Chairman of the African Union, to have an "African panel for Criminal Justice and Reconciliation" for Darfur, instead of the International Criminal Court (ICC). More >>
Somalia: Transitional Government Must Address HR
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:36 am | Amnesty International
As Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) embarks on a five-year plan to re-build the war-torn country after two years of peace talks and 14 years of state collapse, Amnesty International is making an urgent call for human rights to be made ... More >>
Croatia: Impunity For War Crimes Must End
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:35 am | Amnesty International
The European Union (EU) Council's decision on 16 March to delay the start of EU accession negotiations with Croatia sends a strong message to the Croatian authorities that impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity must end, Amnesty International ... More >>
Zimbabwe: Free Election Participation Impossible
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:34 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today warned that the Zimbabwe government's persistent and systematic violations of human rights in the run up to this month's parliamentary elections is making free participation in the election process impossible. More >>
Croatia: Impunity for war crimes must end
Friday, 18 March 2005, 8:51 am | Amnesty International
The European Union (EU) Council's decision on 16 March to delay the start of EU accession negotiations with Croatia sends a strong message to the Croatian authorities that impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity must end, Amnesty International ... More >>
Kosovo: The March Violence - One year on
Friday, 18 March 2005, 8:45 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed concerns at the lack of accountability of both the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR), and their continued refusal to admit any responsibility for their failure ... More >>
Brazil: Continuing the fight against torture
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 8:17 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemns the reported rape of a female teacher held hostage during a riot in Franco da Rocha juvenile detention unit in São Paulo this past weekend. The organisation recognises that the authorities have an obligation ... More >>
Myanmar: Activist spends 75th bday in prison
Monday, 14 March 2005, 10:13 pm | Amnesty International
Myanmar’s longest serving prisoner of conscience, U Win Tin, turns 75 on 12 March 2005. Since his arrest in July 1989, he has spent more than one fifth of his life in prison, and is serving a 20-year sentence. More >>
USA: another "double standard" on consular rights?
Monday, 14 March 2005, 11:43 am | Amnesty International
Just over a week ago, President George W. Bush signed a memorandum to the US Attorney General affirming that the United States would comply with the binding decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) protecting the consular rights of foreign ... More >>
