Amnesty International | Scoop InfoPages

InfoPages

Contact

Scoop

Network

Scoop InfoPages

This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Amnesty International for InfoPages here.

Amnesty International - Latest News [Page 66]

Israel/Occupied Territories Excessive use of force

Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 9:42 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International is concerned about the deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation as a result of the Israeli army incursion in the Jabaliya refugee camp and surrounding areas in the northern Gaza Strip (including sectors ... More >>

Canada: Safety of Indigenous Women Needed

Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 9:17 am | Amnesty International

Canadian officials have too long ignored the threat to Indigenous women in Canadian towns and cities. Many are missing, some have been murdered and Canadian authorities are not doing enough to stop the violence, says Amnesty International in a report, ... More >>

Jamaica: Forensic expert to observe autopsies

Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 9:14 am | Amnesty International

Derrick Pounder, a Professor of Forensic Medicine at the University of Dundee, will tomorrow be observing, on behalf of Amnesty International, the autopsies of Sandra Sewell and Gayon Alcott. More >>

Belarus and Uzbekistan: The last executioners

Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 9:13 am | Amnesty International

Belarus and Uzbekistan are the last countries from the former Soviet Union that carry out the death penalty. They are the last remaining obstacles to turning Europe and Central Asia into a death penalty - free zone, Amnesty International said today ... More >>

Iraq: End bloodshed and killing of children

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:23 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the indiscriminate attack by armed groups on Thursday that killed at least 41 civilians, 34 of them children. The attack caused the highest number of children casualties since the beginning of ... More >>

Indonesia: Return of the execution

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:22 am | Amnesty International

The execution of two Thai nationals last night raises real fears for eight other people awaiting execution in Indonesia. The deaths of Saelow Prasert and Namsong Sirilak means three people have now been executed in the last two months. More >>

Zimbabwe: Another death at Porta Farm

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:21 am | Amnesty International

Zimbabwe: Another death at Porta Farm - 11 people now dead following police misuse of tear gas More >>

Israeli army must respect human rights

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:20 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of the Palestinian population in the Jabaliya refugee camp and elsewhere in the northern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army is carrying out a large-scale offensive. More >>

China: School trips to watch death sentences

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:19 am | Amnesty International

In a bizarre holiday celebration several hundred schoolchildren were taken to watch six men being sentenced to death at a public sentencing rally, according to a Chinese internet report. More >>

Amnesty submits to Lords on indefinite detention

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:18 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International has taken the extremely rare decision of lodging written submissions with the House of Lords, the UK's highest court, ahead of a case the organization describes as of paramount importance to human rights in the UK. More >>

Russia: Europe must ensure human rights protection

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:15 am | Amnesty International

On the eve of debates on the situation in and around Chechnya at the Council of Europe, Amnesty International is calling on the Council of Europe and its member states to use all available avenues to help protect and implement human rights in ... More >>

World: International treaty against disappearance

Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:14 am | Amnesty International

The international community has repeatedly condemned "disappearances". Now it’s in the hands of governments to take a stand and adopt effective preventative measures, said Martin Macpherson, Director of International Organizations at Amnesty ... More >>

Amnesty International Welcomes Zaoui Decision

Friday, 1 October 2004, 1:33 pm | Amnesty International

Amnesty International has welcomed the New Zealand Court of Appeal's decision handed down today that Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui can only be sent back to persecution if there is a present and future 'danger of substantial threatened harm to the security ... More >>

Kenya recent custodial deaths must be investigated

Friday, 1 October 2004, 9:55 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International welcomes the Kenyan government 's decision to probe into the death on Monday of six prisoners in Meru district. It should now ensure that a full post-mortem is carried out on the victims and that the investigation is independent ... More >>

Lebanon: Amnesty concerned detained man's death

Friday, 1 October 2004, 9:53 am | Amnesty International

Lebanon: Amnesty International demands independent investigation into death in custody and end to incommunicado detention More >>

EU Countries Selling Arms To Human Rights Abusers

Friday, 1 October 2004, 9:50 am | Amnesty International

EU arms controls are not strong enough to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands, a coalition of 55 European NGOs warned today. They said there were major loopholes in the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, which must be strengthened without ... More >>