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UK Wont Extradite Chechen envoy Akhmed Zakayev
Friday, 14 November 2003, 4:22 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed today's decision of Bow Street Magistrates' Court, London, to decline the request of the Russian Federation for the extradition of the Chechen envoy Akhmed Zakayev. More >>
Dominican: Strikers' deaths must be investigated
Friday, 14 November 2003, 4:16 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities to immediately conduct a full and impartial enquiry into the deaths of at least six people during the 24-hour general strike in the Dominican Republic yesterday and the day before. More >>
Morocco/WS: sharp rise in torture in Morocco
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:24 pm | Amnesty International
An Amnesty International delegation is in Geneva today presenting a briefing to United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) ahead of sessions on 12-13 November in which the Committee will examine Morocco's implementation of the UN Convention ... More >>
Angola: Forced evictions violate basic human right
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:22 pm | Amnesty International
The Government of Angola must put an end to mass forced evictions Amnesty International said today in a new report entitled Angola: Mass forced evictions in Luanda - a call for a human rights-based housing policy. (For the full report in English, please ... More >>
Bosnia: Justice cannot be achieved on the cheap
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:21 pm | Amnesty International
The current proposal for a War Crimes Chamber in Bosnia-Herzegovina appears to be based on short-term planning aiming to effect the quickest and cheapest possible withdrawal of the international community, a new report from Amnesty International ... More >>
Canada: The case of Albert Duterville
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:04 am | Amnesty International
Canada: The case of Albert Duterville - Canada must investigate allegations of racially-motivated abuse in a federal penitentiary More >>
Nepal: Civilians sucked into ongoing conflict
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
Plans to set up 'Rural Volunteer Security Groups and Peace Committees' can place the civilian population in grave danger by seriously compromising their neutrality, said Amnesty International in a letter written to prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa. More >>
Americas: Persecutions reach emergency proportions
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 8:48 am | Amnesty International
(Rio de Janeiro) The persecution of human rights defenders in the Americas is reaching emergency proportions. More killings of human rights defenders are documented in the Americas than in any other region in the world, said Irene Khan, Amnesty International's ... More >>
Amnesty Int. Secretary General To Visit Brazil
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 9:24 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's Secretary General, Irene Khan will be visiting Brazil between 7th and 14th November in order to establish a dialogue with the authorities on the human rights situation in the country and the government's role in the international ... More >>
India: Abuse of the law in Gujarat
Monday, 10 November 2003, 10:27 pm | Amnesty International
Since around March 2003, scores of Muslims are reported to have been illegally detained by Crime Branch police in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Their detentions are connected with alleged conspiracies against the state. While many have subsequently been registered ... More >>
Israel must immediately stop building wall
Monday, 10 November 2003, 10:26 pm | Amnesty International
Israel/OT: Israel must immediately stop the construction of the fence/wall through the West Bank More >>
Bahamas: "Forgotten Detainees" need protection
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 8:59 am | Amnesty International
People in detention in the Bahamas are dehumanized by a system that denies them both adequate access to the outside world and to the most basic elements of human dignity, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report highlighting ... More >>
Thailand: duty to protect vulnerable groups
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International criticized the authorities in Thailand for failing to protect the rights of the rural and urban poor, migrant workers and tribal people in a major report launched today. The organization also reiterated calls on the Thai authorities ... More >>
Guatemala: EMP's end should mean genuine reform
Tuesday, 4 November 2003, 8:34 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged the Guatemalan government to ensure that recently announced changes to its intelligence agencies genuinely serve to reinforce their accountability and end the impunity with which they have carried out gross human ... More >>
Congo: Stop the cycle of economic violence
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:08 am | Amnesty International
As the UN Security Council begins its debate on the DRC, Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan argued that the important recommendations of the UN Kassem Panel to stop the cycle of economic exploitation and the shocking human rights abuses should ... More >>
Scheme to End the Trade in Conflict Diamonds
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:08 am | Amnesty International
Although progress was made within the Kimberley Process towards universal monitoring of the rough diamond trade, there are still no provisions for regular, impartial monitoring of all participants. More >>
USA: Degrading treatment for women at State Prison
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:06 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling on the California prison authorities to rescind a policy which allows male guards to conduct intrusive "pat down searches" (clothed body) of female prisoners. More >>
Nigeria: Mass forced evictions in Lagos must stop
Monday, 3 November 2003, 10:05 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International calls on the Lagos State government to stop any further evictions of residents from the Ijora-Badiya area on the outskirts of Lagos city. More >>
Namibia: Must ensure Caprivi defendants fair trial
Friday, 31 October 2003, 9:27 am | Amnesty International
As the treason trial of 122 defendants, at least 70 of whom Amnesty International considers to be prisoners of conscience, resumed in Namibia on 27 October, the organisation is urging the Namibian authorities to ensure that the trials proceed in line with ... More >>
Taiwan: step toward death penalty abolition
Friday, 31 October 2003, 9:17 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the announcement on Monday (27 October) that the Taiwanese Presidential office and the cabinet is jointly drafting legislation to abolish the death penalty, but calls on the government to commute all death sentences ... More >>
