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Libya: Abolition of People's Court Welcomed
Monday, 17 January 2005, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International warmly welcomes the resolution passed yesterday by the General People’s Congress - Libya’s Parliament - to abolish the People’s Court. More >>
Malta: Alleged ill-treatment of asylum-seekers
Friday, 14 January 2005, 10:40 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling for a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into reports that members of the Maltese armed forces have subjected scores of asylum-seekers and unauthorized migrants to physical assault resulting in numerous injuries. More >>
Central African Republic: Must Address Impunity
Thursday, 13 January 2005, 8:50 am | Amnesty International
Central African Republic: Referral to the International Criminal Court should be accompanied by judicial reforms to address impunity More >>
Rwanda: Human rights organisation forced to close
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
Last Friday, the leading Rwandese human rights organisation, La Ligue Rwandaise pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (LIPRODHOR), closed its doors. All its employees are temporarily suspended, a suspension that will become permanent ... More >>
Human rights imperative for mental health reforms
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 9:43 am | Amnesty International
The only way to ensure respect for human rights in mental health systems and in-patient facilities is through effective enforcement of international human rights standards, principally through rights-based national legislation, Amnesty International said ... More >>
Algeria: Women left unprotected from violence
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 9:05 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today highlighted the Algerian government's failure to protect women against rape, beatings and widespread legal and economic discrimination, in a 38-page briefing to the United Nations. (Read the briefing online at http://amnesty-news. ... More >>
Bahrain: violence against women must be tackled
Tuesday, 11 January 2005, 9:04 am | Amnesty International
Manama, Bahrain: Governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - must wait no longer to address inherent violence and discrimination against women in their countries, ... More >>
USA: Guantánamo detentions enter fourth year
Monday, 10 January 2005, 11:02 am | Amnesty International
The international community must redouble its efforts to persuade the USA to end the human rights scandal at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp, Amnesty International said today on the eve of the third anniversary of detentions at the US naval base ... More >>
Sudan: North-South peace deal uncertain
Monday, 10 January 2005, 11:01 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International hopes that the comprehensive peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) will usher in a new era for the protection of the rights of the Sudanese people as well as reforms ... More >>
Chile: Justice gets closer
Thursday, 6 January 2005, 9:55 am | Amnesty International
By upholding the ruling made by Judge Guzman and the decision of the Santiago Courts of Appeal on the Pinochet case, the Chilean Supreme Court has today made a decisive step towards justice, said Amnesty International. More >>
Saudi Arabia: Disturbing increase in executions
Monday, 27 December 2004, 10:20 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is gravely concerned at the recent increase in executions in Saudi Arabia. Eight people have reportedly been executed in less than one week bringing the total number of executions documented by AI to at least 31 this year. ... More >>
Belarus: fair trial for Prisoner of Conscience
Thursday, 23 December 2004, 8:34 am | Amnesty International
Mikhail Marinich, an opposition leader, may be being targeted solely because of his political opposition to the government. The authorities in Belarus must ensure that he is tried according to international standards, Amnesty International said ... More >>
Sierra Leone: 10 death sentences for treason
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 9:15 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is dismayed at the death sentences passed by Freetown’s High Court yesterday against 10 men convicted of treason. More >>
Chile: A new door opens to justice
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
The decision by the Santiago Court of Appeals (Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago) to uphold the indictment and house arrest of Augusto Pinochet has sent a powerful message to the rest of the world: human rights violators will not go unpunished, ... More >>
Congo: Renewed fighting in North Kivu
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
Democratic Republic of Congo: Renewed fighting in North Kivu - need for unconditional protection of civilians More >>
International Migrants' Day
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 8:42 am | Amnesty International
On the occasion of today's International Migrants' Day (18 December), Amnesty International reiterates its concern about the plight of millions of migrants around the world who are denied access to their fundamental human rights. More >>
Nepal: Human rights defenders under threat
Tuesday, 21 December 2004, 8:42 am | Amnesty International
Human rights defenders in Nepal face grave threats amid the country's deepening human rights crisis, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists said today. More >>
Serbia and Montenegro: Alleged military cover-up
Monday, 20 December 2004, 9:55 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International calls on the authorities of Serbia and Montenegro to resolve the contradictions surrounding the deaths of two soldiers. The organization raises its concerns following the announcement of the findings of the State Commission of ... More >>
Sudan to choose between peace and martial law
Monday, 20 December 2004, 9:54 am | Amnesty International
As the Sudanese Parliament is set to approve President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s request to renew for another year the current state of emergency, in place since 1999, Amnesty International warns that extending the state of emergency, which covers the whole ... More >>
Somaliland: girl (16) jailed in espionage trial
Monday, 20 December 2004, 9:53 am | Amnesty International
Somaliland: 16-year-old girl jailed in grossly unfair espionage trial should be released or re-tried More >>
