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Belarus: Opposition cannot be stifled
Friday, 22 October 2004, 9:34 am | Amnesty International
The Belarusian authorities have once again violated the right to peaceful protest for political opponents and human rights activists, Amnesty international and FIDH said today amid reports of arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of demonstrators. ... More >>
Diamonds: Jewellers keeping consumers in the dark
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 9:39 am | Amnesty International
Conflict Diamonds: Jewellers keeping consumers in the dark A survey of diamond retailers by Amnesty International and Global Witness More >>
Amnesty International’s Global Round-Up
Monday, 18 October 2004, 11:23 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the establishment by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan of a five-member commission to inquire into the human rights situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. More >>
Zimbabwe: Amnesty welcomes acquittal of Tsvangirai
Monday, 18 October 2004, 9:03 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today welcomes the acquittal of Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, on charges of treason. More >>
Zimbabwe: Violations of the right to food
Monday, 18 October 2004, 9:00 am | Amnesty International
Policies and practices of the Government of Zimbabwe are undermining peoples’ access to food, and violate Zimbabwe’s obligations under international human rights law a new report released by Amnesty International on the eve of World Food Day concluded. More >>
China: Move to reduce executions?
Friday, 15 October 2004, 9:37 am | Amnesty International
The Supreme People's Court will in future review all death sentences passed in China, according to the Court's vice-president, Huang Songyou, quoted in the official Chinese media. Amnesty International welcomes this announcement as it could mean a fall in ... More >>
Colombia: Violence Against Women -- Scarred Bodies
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 12:02 am | Amnesty International
The commander of the paramilitaries raped me. ( ... ) You have to keep quiet ... If you talk, people say you were asking for it ... I came to Medellín.... When the army comes, I start thinking that it’s going to happen to me all over again. Like ... More >>
Amnesty condemns attacks against civilians in Taba
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 12:01 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the bomb attacks which claimed the lives of more than 30 civilians and injured more than 100 others in the Sinai region of Egypt on 7 October 2004. The car bomb attacks on three hotels in and around ... More >>
Jamaica: Military must help killings investigation
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:45 am | Amnesty International
Physical evidence from autopsies and the crime scene supports eyewitness accounts of the deaths of Sandra Sewell and Gayon Alcott, said Olivia Streater, a Jamaica researcher at Amnesty International, releasing the preliminary findings from the ... More >>
Iraq: Condemnation of beheading
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemns the beheading of Kenneth Bigley and appeals for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. More >>
Anti-Terrorism resolution undermines human rights
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:43 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today made an urgent appeal to members of the UN Security Council to revise an anti-terrorism resolution which would seriously undermine human rights including the right to freedom of expression and religion. More >>
Afghanistan: Election pains point to ailing state
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:42 am | Amnesty International
The great pains Afghanistan is going through in holding elections -- registration officers killed, voters intimidated -- are symptoms of the wider turmoil in the country, according to an Amnesty International research mission. More >>
Haiti: Unbridled violence must end
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:41 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is extremely concerned at and condemns the recent outbreak of violence between police forces and armed civilians that has been rocking the Haitian capital since 30 September. More >>
Sudan: Amnesty welcomes UN Commission of Inquiry
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:40 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the establishment by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan of a five-member commission to inquire into the human rights situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. More >>
Amnesty International’s Global Round-Up
Monday, 11 October 2004, 11:34 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today made an urgent appeal to members of the UN Security Council to revise an anti-terrorism resolution which would seriously undermine human rights including the right to freedom of expression and religion. More >>
Indonesia: Successful elections mask Aceh turmoil
Friday, 8 October 2004, 10:49 am | Amnesty International
As the rest of Indonesia celebrates its first direct presidential elections, its westernmost province is in turmoil. Political killings, torture, and armed raids on homes and villages are ruining the Acehnese people's lives and forcing hundreds ... More >>
Italy must ensure asylum for refugees
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 9:28 am | Amnesty International
Reports of planes carrying hundreds of people of African and Middle Eastern origin back to Libya from the small Italian island of Lampedusa raise important questions about the Italian government’s determination to address migration challenges no matter ... More >>
Iran: End limitations on human rights work
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 9:26 am | Amnesty International
The confiscation of the passport of a leading member of the Society for the Defence of the Rights of Prisoners (SDRP), Emaddedin Baqi, on 4 October 2004, as he was about to travel abroad to take part in several conferences and meetings concerning human ... More >>
Croatia: Rights of children must be respected
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 9:24 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Croatian authorities to immediately implement the recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child (Committee) which were issued on 1 October 2004, after the Committee considered Croatia's ... More >>
Tamil Tiger delegation urged to end killings
Thursday, 7 October 2004, 9:23 am | Amnesty International
Sri Lanka: Human rights organizations urge visiting Tamil Tiger delegation to end killings & recruitment of child soldiers More >>
