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Rwanda: Provisional release of genocide prisoners
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 10:06 am | Amnesty International
As the government of Rwanda prepares to release thousands of detainees who have reportedly confessed to participation in the 1994 genocide, Amnesty International urges the Rwandese authorities to release as a matter of priority thousands of so-called ... More >>
Haiti: Human rights violators must not have power
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
At least eight convicted or indicted human rights violators are currently at large in Haiti and must be brought before the justice system immediately, a new report by Amnesty International says. More >>
Dominican Republic: A backlash against protesters
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 9:13 am | Amnesty International
The economic crisis in the Dominican Republic has had devastating consequences. The serious decline in the value of the Dominican peso accompanied by large price rises for basic necessities and increasing problems with power supply in the country ... More >>
Burundi: Fear of executions another step backwards
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 9:12 am | Amnesty International
Four men, all Rwandese nationals, appear to be at imminent risk of execution in Bujumbura. The men were tried on 23 February 2004 on charges relating to a bank robbery that took place in Bujumbura on 29 January 2004, in which one person was killed and a ... More >>
Pakistan: Abuses of rights in hunt for al Qa'ida
Wednesday, 3 March 2004, 9:11 am | Amnesty International
In the hunt for members of al Qa'ida and the Taliban in the border areas with Afghanistan, Pakistani security forces have failed to provide adequate protection to people in the tribal areas who are unconnected with such political violence. In recent weeks, ... More >>
Venezuela: human rights guarantee essential
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:51 am | Amnesty International
The authorities must ensure protection of human rights of all citizens in the increasingly violent political climate surrounding the decision of the National Electoral Commission expected today, Amnesty International said today. More >>
China Releases Tibet's Phuntsog Nyidron
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:30 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today welcomed the release from prison on 24 February 2004 of Phuntsog Nyidron, Tibet's longest-serving female political prisoner. However, the organization stressed that she should not have been imprisoned in the first place ... More >>
Libya: Towards ensuring human rights protection
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:28 am | Amnesty International
At the end of the first visit for 15 years to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Amnesty International welcomes assurances made by the Libyan authorities that they will consider its recommendations. The organisation urges Libya to undertake a meaningful program ... More >>
Haiti Refugees asylum seekers not part of conflict
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:27 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International criticized as unacceptable measures by the US and Caribbean governments to prevent those fleeing Haiti from reaching other countries or to forcibly return them to Haiti. As the crisis worsens -- a number of new towns and some smaller ... More >>
New action urges Jamaica to support ICC
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International launches new action for Jamaica to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. More >>
Haiti: Lessons must be learned from past mistakes
Tuesday, 2 March 2004, 9:23 am | Amnesty International
Only by learning from the mistakes of the multinational intervention of 10 years ago can the international community effectively protect human rights in Haiti today, Amnesty International said, calling on the UN Security Council to heed five key human ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Put human rights first during elections
Monday, 1 March 2004, 10:29 am | Amnesty International
In the run up to parliamentary elections called for 2 April, Amnesty International is urging political parties and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to instruct their members not to assassinate political opponents or their supporters, or carry ... More >>
Slovenia: Police accountability needed
Monday, 1 March 2004, 10:19 am | Amnesty International
Today a new regulation on the investigation of complaints against the police entered into force in Slovenia, under Article 28 of the amended Police Act. Amnesty International notes the inclusion of some of the organization's recommendations in the new Regulation ... More >>
Haiti: Human rights caught between groups
Friday, 27 February 2004, 8:53 am | Amnesty International
Haiti is headed towards violence and abuses on an unprecedented scale, Amnesty International said today. More >>
India: Gujarat -- Denial of Justice for Victims
Friday, 27 February 2004, 8:52 am | Amnesty International
On the second anniversary of the massacres in Gujarat (27 February), Amnesty International expresses its solidarity with all the victims of the Godhra and post-Godhra violence and with their families. More >>
Burundi: need to protect women and girls from rape
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:20 am | Amnesty International
The Government of Burundi and the international community should take urgent action to stop widespread sexual violence, including rape, against women in Burundi, Amnesty International urged today in a new report entitled Burundi: Rape - the hidden rights ... More >>
Uganda: Govt should address attacks on civilians
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:17 am | Amnesty International
Uganda must take immediate steps to prevent further human right abuses, including the killing of unarmed civilians, Amnesty International urged today, in reaction to the latest attack on civilians by the armed group the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). More >>
United Kingdom: Scrap internment
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 9:16 am | Amnesty International
As both Houses of Parliament in the UK prepare to debate and renew Part 4 of the Anti-terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA) this week, Amnesty International's worldwide membership of 1.5 million has stepped up its lobbying of the UK government, ... More >>
Haiti: Rebels and forces must respect human rights
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 11:59 am | Amnesty International
Rebel leaders have the responsibility to respect human rights and ensure that humanitarian assistance has access, said Amnesty International as rebel forces took control of Haiti's second largest city Cap Haïtien, setting the northern half of the country ... More >>
Preventing police from misusing their guns
Tuesday, 24 February 2004, 11:57 am | Amnesty International
Around the world, many police and law-enforcement officials misuse their right to use force, with fatal consequences. Most police forces are armed, but are inadequately trained on how to assess when and where to fire a gun, but with political will, this ... More >>
