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Sudan: Systematic rape of women and girls
Friday, 16 April 2004, 12:03 am | Amnesty International
"In our culture, it is a shame, and women will hide this in their hearts so that the men do not hear about it," a woman interviewed by Amnesty International More >>
Iraq Civilian hostages must be released
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:27 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned about the fate of several foreign nationals held hostage in Iraq. The organization appeals to armed groups in Iraq to end the practice of hostage taking and immediately release all hostages. More >>
UN Committee's recommendations to Lebanon
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:26 am | Amnesty International
UN Committee's recommendations to Lebanon: Need for effective measures to protect the human rights of Palestinian refugees More >>
Consultations between the European Union and Togo
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:24 am | Amnesty International
The consultations between the European Union and Togo must lead to concrete measures in order to put an end to human rights violations More >>
Guantánamo Bay detainees: Sana'a Appeal
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:23 am | Amnesty International
The continuing arbitrary and illegal detentions of thousands of persons in Guantánamo Bay and a number of other places in the world - represents a fundamental challenge to the rule of law and constitutes a betrayal of fundamental human rights principles. ... More >>
Congo: Amnesty Statement To UN Human Rights Com
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:21 am | Amnesty International
Democratic Republic of Congo: Statement by Amnesty International to the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights More >>
Jamaica: Investigations of police killings a farce
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:20 am | Amnesty International
New information concerning the recent collapse of the trial of the police officer accused of killing 13-year-old Janice Allen highlights the way in which police officers who kill are protected by the system, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Iraq: Civilians continue to pay the price
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 10:19 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International remains deeply concerned at the ever mounting civilian death toll. Half of at least 600 people who died in the recent fighting between Coalition forces and insurgents in Falluja are said to have been civilians- many of them women ... More >>
End human rights scandal in Guantanamo
Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 8:33 am | Amnesty International
"I'm in a cage like an animal No one asked me am I human or not" Former detainee at Guantanamo Bay More >>
Timor-Leste: UN dragging its heals on Justice
Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 8:31 am | Amnesty International
Indonesia/Timor-Leste: Justice for Timor-Leste: UN dragging its heals while perpetrators walk free More >>
Iraq: All Parties Should Protect Civilians
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 9:33 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on Coalition forces and armed insurgents in Iraq to do everything possible to protect civilians caught up in escalating fighting in cities across the country. More >>
Haiti: Armed Groups Still Active - AI Delegation
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 9:33 am | Amnesty International
At the end of a 15-day mission to Haiti, Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the security of the civilian population. Despite the presence of the Multinational Interim Force (MIF), a large number of armed groups continue to be active throughout ... More >>
Rwanda Legacy of 1994 genocide yet to be addressed
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 9:42 am | Amnesty International
Ten years on from the start of the genocide in Rwanda, genocide, war and HIV/AIDS have contributed to a generation of orphaned children living in destitution and vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, said Amnesty International today. More >>
Zimbabwe: Attacks on farmers & children must end
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:01 am | Amnesty International
Workers on the farm of opposition MP for Chimanimani, Roy Bennett, including children as young as 8 years old, are being targeted in a series of violent attacks by state agents and ruling party supporters. Since the beginning of 2004, men, women and children ... More >>
Death Penalty Latest worldwide statistics released
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 11:00 am | Amnesty International
(Geneva), By abolishing the death penalty in law or practice over half the countries in the world have set the path for the remaining states who continue to violate the right to life, said Amnesty International today. More >>
Chechen Human Rights Defender Receives Award
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 10:59 am | Amnesty International
Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, will present the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) to Lida Yusupova of the Grozny office of Memorial in a special ceremony in Geneva on April 7. The ceremony will be broadcast ... More >>
Syria must end repressive measures against Kurds
Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 10:58 am | Amnesty International
Syria: Amnesty International calls on Syria to end repressive measures against Kurds and to set up an independent judicial enquiry into the recent clashes More >>
Syria must drop sentences against 14 POCs
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 8:53 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today condemned the sentencing of 14 political activists for up to one year in prison following an unfair trial before the Military Court in Aleppo. The organization considers the charges brought against the activists to be arbitrary ... More >>
Mexican national scheduled to die in the US
Monday, 5 April 2004, 5:22 pm | Amnesty International
USA: True leadership must lead by example -- Mexican national scheduled to die in the US More >>
No Public Inquiry Into Finucane's Death Shameful
Monday, 5 April 2004, 5:20 pm | Amnesty International
UK: Government's failure to immediately establish public inquiry into killing of Patrick Finucane is shameful More >>
