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Guantánamo detainees: Update on review and trial
Friday, 20 August 2004, 8:50 am | Amnesty International
Hundreds of detainees have been held in US custody, most of them without charge or trial, in locations such as Guantánamo Bay, many for more than two years. Approximately 580 people remain detained in Guantánamo Bay alone. More >>
Burundi: Investigation of Gatumba Massacre Needed
Wednesday, 18 August 2004, 8:39 am | Amnesty International
"It is essential that the killings of more than 150 Congolese refugees in Burundi are the subject of an independent impartial investigation, the findings of which should be made public and acted upon so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice," ... More >>
Dnestr Moldavian Republic Closes Latin Schools
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 8:18 am | Amnesty International
Moldova: School closures in self-proclaimed Dnestr Moldavian Republic violate right to freedom of expression More >>
AU: Urge Nigeria to surrender Charles Taylor
Friday, 13 August 2004, 10:45 am | Amnesty International
African Union: Member states should urge Nigeria to surrender Charles Taylor to the Special Court on Sierra Leone More >>
Zimbabwe: Leaders Must Condemn Human Rights Abuse
Friday, 13 August 2004, 10:32 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) members in the southern African region have written to their leaders calling on them to publicly and jointly condemn the Government of Zimbabwe for its violation of human rights. More >>
India: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 2:17 pm | Amnesty International
On the one month anniversary of the alleged sexual assault and killing in custody of Thangjam Manorama in Manipur and in light of a series of other reported abuses, Amnesty International today urged the Government of India to repeal or review -- ... More >>
UK: Court Of Appeal Gives Green Light To Torture
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 2:08 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is appalled by today’s ruling of the Court of Appeal that "evidence" obtained by torture is admissible in the UK. More >>
Syria: Deaths In Detention And Torture
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 2:05 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is seriously concerned to learn of the deaths of two Syrian Kurds in one week, both reportedly following torture and ill-treatment in detention by the security forces. The deaths fit into a pattern of torture and ill-treatment ... More >>
Iraq: Reimposition Of Death Penalty Backwards Step
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 11:14 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International deplores the decision of the Interim Government of Iraq to reimpose the death penalty and believes that it will do nothing to restore security for the people of Iraq. More >>
Sudan: Govt. Should Stop Intimidation And Arrests
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 11:13 am | Amnesty International
The Sudanese government must immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested in North, South and West Darfur detained simply for expressing their opinions about the situation in Darfur, Amnesty International urged today. More >>
Assembly's Decision Should Not Undermine Court
Wednesday, 11 August 2004, 11:12 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has written to the Chairman of the African Union (AU), President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, expressing grave concern about the future of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Court). More >>
Belgium Urged To Correct Human Rights Abuses
Wednesday, 4 August 2004, 8:36 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged the Belgian authorities to act with all possible speed to implement fully, and as a matter of priority, the recommendations which the (UN) Human Rights Committee issued on Friday, 30 July, following its examination ... More >>
Sudan: Amnesty Considers UN Resolution on Darfur
Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
The newly adopted Security Council resolution shows at last world attention to the plight of civilians in Darfur. It ensures a continuing monitoring of the crisis, but has failed to adopt measures that are urgent and essential to address the appalling ... More >>
Lebanon: New Action to Ratify Int. Criminal Court
Tuesday, 3 August 2004, 9:11 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) have today launched an action calling on the government of Lebanon to accede to the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court, as part of their campaign ... More >>
Algeria: Mass Graves Must Be Investigated
Monday, 2 August 2004, 10:10 am | Amnesty International
Following the discovery of another mass grave on Thursday, Amnesty International calls on the Algerian authorities to fully investigate the site and to treat previously unearthed graves similarly. More >>
CPLP Support Establishment Of Int. Criminal Court
Monday, 2 August 2004, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries: Support to the effective establishment of the International Criminal Court must be reinforced More >>
Iraq: Violence must stop rule of law must prevail
Monday, 2 August 2004, 10:04 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns the use of civilians as bargaining chips in the continuing political instability in Iraq. More >>
Viet Nam: Appalling sentence for elderly dissident
Monday, 2 August 2004, 10:03 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is appalled by the 30-month sentence imposed on Dr Nguyen Dan Que by a court in Ho Chi Minh City today. Dr Que, 62, is a distinguished doctor, long-standing human rights activist and Amnesty International member. He will now ... More >>
Uganda: ICC investigation step toward justice
Monday, 2 August 2004, 9:55 am | Amnesty International
Today's announcement of an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into crimes against humanity and war crimes in northern Uganda, should be seen as only a first step towards bringing justice to tens of thousands of victims. More >>
Swaziland: King's government violates human rights
Friday, 30 July 2004, 9:54 am | Amnesty International
The government of King Mswati III urgently needs to resolve the constitutional and human rights crisis that has left the country without a Court of Appeal since 2002 and undermines the government's new international human rights obligations. More >>
