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Thailand: Resuming executions backstep
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 8:46 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International expressed grave concern at the execution of four men in Thailand, in the country's first use of lethal injection as a method of execution. More >>
USA: More State Killing On Human Rights Day
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 1:17 pm | Amnesty International
On 10 December 1948, the international community adopted a vision of a world free from state killing and cruelty. What does it say about the USA's present-day attitude to such aspirations that it is set to mark the 55th anniversary of the Universal ... More >>
HR Day Sees World Support For Arms Trade Treaty
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 1:16 pm | Amnesty International
Today, on the International Human Rights Day, an estimated 1300 people will be killed by conventional arms. Against this daily death toll, a growing number of governments are pledging their support for tough arms controls. More >>
Belgium: The death of Semira Adamu
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 1:14 pm | Amnesty International
"Whatever judgment Brussels Tribunal (Tribunal correctionnel) hands down on 12 December to five law enforcement officers tried in connection with the death of Semira Adamu, during an attempt to deport her forcibly by air in September 1998, ... More >>
Voluntary Commitments By Companies Are Not Enough
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 2:26 pm | Amnesty International
The execution of the Ogoni 9 in Nigeria and the conduct of private security firms in Colombia convinced oil giants Shell and BP to take human rights concerns on board. Evidence linking diamonds from Sierra Leone with the reprehensible armed opposition ... More >>
Russia: Amnesty Condemns Indiscriminate Attacks
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 2:25 pm | Amnesty International
Recent bomb attacks in southern Russia and Moscow display a flagrant disrespect for civilian life, Amnesty International said today. More >>
AI on Commonwealth commitment to human rights
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 2:23 pm | Amnesty International
Abuja- Amnesty International's delegation attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) today welcomed the general commitments given to human rights objectives on democracy and development, particularly the commitment to promote "machinery ... More >>
Business & HR: AI makes case for legal regulation
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 2:22 pm | Amnesty International
As the influence of global companies grows in the world economy, and as their impact on the societies in which they work deepens, they have a responsibility to ensure that they contribute positively to the societies in which they operate. More >>
NZ Govt - Committed To Making Rights A Reality?
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 11:00 am | Amnesty International
On International Human Rights Day, 10 December, Amnesty International NZ welcomed the New Zealand government's ongoing commitment to strengthening human rights in NZ but questioned its commitment to making those rights a reality for everyone. More >>
Libya: Time To Break Silence On Mansour Al-Kikhiya
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 3:16 pm | Amnesty International
On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the "disappearance" of prominent human rights defender Mansour al-Kikhiya on 10 December, Amnesty International calls on the Libyan authorities to shed light on his fate and put an end to the long suffering ... More >>
"We are a better country than this" - Tom Scott
Monday, 8 December 2003, 3:27 pm | Amnesty International
Public meetings in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week will see high profile New Zealanders joining with human rights organisations in questioning the NZ government's commitment to promoting and protecting human rights in NZ. More >>
Egypt: Release Conscience Prisoner Ashraf Ibrahim
Monday, 8 December 2003, 3:13 pm | Amnesty International
On the eve of the opening of the trial of five civil society activists, including prisoner of conscience Ashraf Ibrahim, an active member of the anti-war movement in Egypt, Amnesty International calls for his immediate and unconditional release. More >>
Uzbekistan: Auth. stop death penalty conference
Monday, 8 December 2003, 3:11 pm | Amnesty International
The authorities in Uzbekistan have prevented the conference "The death penalty: analysis, trends and reality" from taking place in Tashkent. More >>
Memorandum On CPA Legislation Introduced In Iraq
Friday, 5 December 2003, 2:57 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International published a memorandum today on concerns related to legislation introduced by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). More >>
Jammu & Kashmir Govt. Must End Human Rights Abuses
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 1:40 pm | Amnesty International
One year after the publication of a government plan, the Common Minimum Program, which promised to end human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, Amnesty International urges the state government to abide by its commitments to restore the rule of law ... More >>
African Commission: Establishment Of A Focal Point
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 1:38 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the establishment by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission) of a focal-point on Human Rights Defenders. More >>
Governments Must Tackle The Pain Merchants
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 11:35 am | Amnesty International
Governments' failure to control the expanding trade in and use of security equipment is contributing to the incidence of torture and ill-treatment, reveals Amnesty International in its new report The Pain Merchants published today. More >>
Discrimination & misinformation impede AIDS fight
Monday, 1 December 2003, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
Fighting discrimination, stigma and human rights abuses, and providing accurate information are critical components of an effective response to HIV and AIDS, Amnesty International said today ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December. "The commitments ... More >>
Guatemala Amnesty question intel archives transfer
Monday, 1 December 2003, 10:03 am | Amnesty International
"Access to important human rights information may have been put at risk and the Guatemalan government's commitment to fighting human rights violations called into question" said Amnesty International after the government announced its ... More >>
Thailand/Cambodia: Shocking extradition decision
Monday, 1 December 2003, 12:18 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is extremely alarmed by the Thai judiciary's decision to grant the Cambodian authorities' request to extradite Sok Yoeun, a refugee recognized by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amnesty International prisoner ... More >>
