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President Lula first to support arms trade treaty
Friday, 28 November 2003, 9:01 am | Amnesty International
Brazil's President Lula has stated his readiness to play a key role in pushing for an international treaty to control arms. More >>
Congo Summit Should Prioritise Human Rights
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:58 am | Amnesty International
DRC: Summit on the Democratic Republic of the Congo should give priority to protection of human rights More >>
Australia: Guantánamo Human rights not negotiable
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
Australian authorities are in the process of betraying their two nationals held in Guantánamo as well as international law. Amnesty International today commented on the Australian and US governments' agreement that any trials by military commission ... More >>
Amnesty Wins Prestigious FPA Media Award
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:55 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's Media and Audio Visual Programme (MAV) has been selected as the Best Press Office of the Year by the Foreign Press Association (FPA). More >>
Afghanistan: Constitution fails women
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:53 am | Amnesty International
(Washington, DC) -- Amnesty International today (26 November 2003) warned that the draft Constitution of Afghanistan fails to protect the rights of women. In recent testimony to Congress, the human rights organization has warned that the constitution ... More >>
USA: Excessive Force Used Against Miami Protesters
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:52 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International called today for a full and independent inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force by police during demonstrations in Miami on 20th November. The organization has also received dozens of reports of ill-treatment of those detained ... More >>
Sudan: Humanitarian crisis caused by Sudan Govt
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:51 am | Amnesty International
There is compelling evidence that the Sudanese government is largely responsible for the human rights and humanitarian crisis in Darfur in the western Sudan, Amnesty International said today after its delegates returned from visiting refugee camps ... More >>
Iraq: Forced Return Of Refugees Breaks Int. Law
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:50 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned about plans by countries such as Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom to force Iraqi asylum-seekers and refugees to return to their country where the security situation has deteriorated considerably in recent months ... More >>
Viet Nam: Rights denied in cyberspace
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 12:20 pm | Amnesty International
(26 November 2003, Hong Kong) At least 10 people in Viet Nam have been arrested and some sentenced to long prison terms for using the Internet whilst criticising the government or sharing information with overseas Vietnamese groups. Amnesty International ... More >>
Greece ill-treatment of demonstators investigation
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 12:18 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has written to the Greek Minister of the Interior regarding allegations of ill-treatment by four protestors detained after the June 2003 EU Summit in Thessaloniki who are currently on hunger strike. More >>
Liberia: Urgent protection needed for civilians
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 12:14 pm | Amnesty International
Despite the peace agreement of 18 August 2003 and the establishment of a United Nations (UN) peace-keeping operation, civilians continue to be killed, raped, used as forced labour and driven from their homes, an Amnesty International delegation ... More >>
Iran: Alarming spiral of human rights violations
Friday, 21 November 2003, 10:52 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International shares the concerns of many lawyers and human rights defenders in Iran following the reported sentencing to death by stoning of four men by a court in Mashhad, northeastern Iran. More >>
Turkey: Bomb attacks condemned
Friday, 21 November 2003, 9:43 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the 15 November bombings of Neve Shalom and Beth Israel synagogues in Istanbul and the further bombings today apparently targeting the British Consulate and the HSBC Bank headquarters in Istanbul. ... More >>
Nepal: Escalating reports human rights violations
Friday, 21 November 2003, 9:42 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the Nepal government to invite the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Commission's experts to the country as a matter of urgency in view of the increase in reports of human rights violations by both sides to the conflict. More >>
UK-Bush: Police Must Respect Protester's Rights
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 8:48 am | Amnesty International
United Kingdom: Policing operations for President Bush's visit must respect right to peaceful protest More >>
Uzbekistan Secret executions flawed justice system
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 8:44 am | Amnesty International
Uzbekistan's flawed criminal justice system provides fertile ground for miscarriages of justice and executions due to judicial error or grossly unfair trials, a new Amnesty International report highlighted today. (View the report online at http://amnesty-news.c.tep1.com/maabFNtaa2eEPbb0hPub ... More >>
Brazil: Courage will to deliver human rights
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 12:09 pm | Amnesty International
(Sao Paulo) Although progress has been made by the Brazilian authorities by setting out long-term proposals to address human rights, as President Lula's first year in office comes to an end he has to meet the expectation of concrete delivery, said ... More >>
Greece: Human rights abuses against Albanians
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 12:08 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned by a persisting pattern of ill-treatment of Albanians suspected of being undocumented immigrants by Greek police officers and soldiers. More >>
USA: Deporting for torture?
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 12:07 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International has today (14 November 2003) written to the US Attorney General urging a full investigation into the treatment of Maher Arar. The Canadian citizen was deported last year from the USA to Syria where he was allegedly tortured and ... More >>
Ahmed Zaoui: Well Known Supporters Publicly Caged
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 12:02 pm | Amnesty International
Celebrities are amongst concerned New Zealanders who will publicly 'imprison" themselves to highlight disquiet at Ahmed Zaoui's 11 months of detention without charge or trial. More >>
