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Malaysia: Activist victim of double injustice
Friday, 17 October 2003, 9:18 am | Amnesty International
Irene Fernandez, the director of Tenaganita, a women's non-governmental organization (NGO), has been found guilty of 'maliciously publishing false news', and sentenced today to 12 months imprisonment. She remains free on bail, pending the outcome of ... More >>
NZ Government Must Respect Zaoui's Human Rights
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 1:48 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the New Zealand Government to live up to its 1999 promise "to create and sustain a world-leading human rights environment" by adopting fair procedures for handling the Ahmed Zaoui case. More >>
Libya: release detained for freedom of association
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 11:49 pm | Amnesty International
Libya: The authorities must release those detained for exercising the freedom of association and expression More >>
Occupied Territories: Wanton destruction war crime
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:51 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the large-scale destruction by the Israeli army of Palestinian homes in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, which made homeless hundreds of people, including many children and ... More >>
Amnesty delivers petitions to Vladimir Putin
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 11:50 pm | Amnesty International
A petition with more than 16 000 signatures collected by Amnesty International's worldwide membership was delivered today to the Administration of President Putin. The petition - designed as a symbolic passport - urged President Putin to address ... More >>
Burundi: Durable peace dependent on human rights
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:32 am | Amnesty International
The signing on 8 October 2003 of an agreement on implementation of the December 2002 cease-fire agreement between the Government of Burundi and the CNDD-FDD (Nkurunziza) leaves significant challenges unresolved. More >>
South Korea: Terrorism Prevention Bill
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:31 am | Amnesty International
Republic of Korea (South Korea): The revised Terrorism Prevention Bill: fear of increased human rights abuses More >>
Death Penalty: Cases and developments 2003
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:29 am | Amnesty International
Thousands of men and women are on death rows around the world, waiting to be executed by the state. Amnesty Internationals members are constantly writing to governments raising theirs concerns, calling for the prisoners death sentences to be commuted. ... More >>
Nobel Peace Prize: Important recognition
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:29 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today welcomed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Shirin Ebadi for her outstanding contribution to human rights. More >>
World Day Against the Death Penalty
Monday, 13 October 2003, 12:28 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International calls on communities around the world to participate in the World Day against the Death Penalty, scheduled to take place today. More >>
Global Arms Trade Dangerously Unregulated
Friday, 10 October 2003, 8:43 am | Amnesty International
The global arms trade is dangerously unregulated, and allows weapons to reach repressive governments, human rights abusers and criminals, says a new report released today. To address these concerns, three international organisations have joined to launch ... More >>
Thailand: Executions Must Stop
Friday, 10 October 2003, 8:42 am | Amnesty International
"From hanging to electric chair to lethal injection: how much prettier can you make it? Yet the prettier it becomes the uglier it is" Death row convict, United States of America More >>
Haiti: Human rights abuses on the rise
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:56 am | Amnesty International
Increased political violence is causing a rise in human rights abuses in Haiti, Amnesty International said today as it launched a new report: "Haiti: Abuse of human rights: political violence as the 200th anniversary of independence approaches." ... More >>
Mugabe plays Commonwealth race card
Thursday, 9 October 2003, 9:45 am | Amnesty International
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe must not be allowed to deflect Commonwealth scrutiny of his human rights record, Amnesty International's Commonwealth Association said today. More >>
Afghanistan: No justice and security for women
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 8:47 am | Amnesty International
The international community has failed to fulfil its promises to bring freedom and equality to the women of Afghanistan, Amnesty International said in a report released today. More >>
Russia Federation : European Human rights bus tour
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 8:40 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International's most colorful action in Russia yet: a brightly decorated bus with Swiss registration plates " an "envoy" for the world's biggest human rights' organization - is crossing the border of the Russian Federation for ... More >>
ASEAN: Tougher measures urgently needed
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 8:39 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes efforts by Indonesia to secure the release of Myanmar's opposition leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, before the October summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The organization calls on ASEAN members to address ... More >>
Philippines: Children on death row
Monday, 6 October 2003, 10:44 am | Amnesty International
Philippine and international law are clear: child offenders cannot be sentenced to death or executed, Amnesty International said today, launching its latest report "Philippines: Something hanging over me: child offenders under sentence of death". More >>
Jamaica: the killing of the Braeton Seven
Monday, 6 October 2003, 9:50 am | Amnesty International
One year after the Coroner's Court verdict on the police killing of seven young men in Braeton -- on 14 March 2001-- the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has yet to announce a decision on whether the officers involved are to be charged ... More >>
Russia: The law still offers little protection
Friday, 3 October 2003, 3:39 pm | Amnesty International
The rule law has extended its reach in the Russian Federation, but flaws in the way the law is applied mean that it still offers little protection to many people, Amnesty International said as it unveiled today its report "ROUGH JUSTICE: The ... More >>
