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Nigeria: Amina Lawal's appeal case adjourned
Friday, 29 August 2003, 10:27 am | Amnesty International
On 27 August 2003, Amina Lawal's hearing of her appeal in Katsina state, northern Nigeria was once more postponed to 25 September. More >>
Brazil: Candelária and Vigário Geral 10 years on
Friday, 29 August 2003, 10:23 am | Amnesty International
"I believe that the police are also victims ... they discriminate against residents because they have been trained to do so ... I believe that if the government were to present a different image of these communities, I'm sure that the police would ... More >>
Peru: Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report
Friday, 29 August 2003, 10:23 am | Amnesty International
Peru: Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report -- an essential step towards truth, justice and reconciliation More >>
Greece: Amnesty calls police officer's re-trial
Friday, 29 August 2003, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
Greece: Amnesty International calls for re-trial of police officer acquitted of alleged rape of a Ukrainian woman More >>
Nigeria: Amina Lawal's appeal case adjourned
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 10:55 am | Amnesty International
An Islamic court in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina has once again postponed its ruling on the appeal of Amina Lawal who was convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning under Sharia law. More >>
Nepal: Human rights monitors -- apriority
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 8:35 am | Amnesty International
Following reports of a break down of peace talks between the government and representatives of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist), Amnesty International today urged both sides to set up an independent human rights monitoring mechanism. More >>
Colombia: Trade unionists under attack
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 8:34 am | Amnesty International
The recent detention of around 42 social activists and human rights defenders in Saravena, department of Arauca, 28 of whom remain under arrest, appears to be part of an on-going coordinated campaign to undermine the work of trade unionists and ... More >>
Viet Nam: Sentence reduced for cyber dissident
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 8:58 am | Amnesty International
Today, prisoner of conscience, Dr Pham Hong Son, had his 13 year prison sentence for espionage reduced to five years in detention and three years house arrest at an appeal hearing in Hanoi. More >>
India: Attacks on civilians unacceptable
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today strongly condemned the twin car bomb explosions which on 25 August 2003 killed at least 52 civilians in Mumbai and injured around 150. More >>
Jordan: Halt the Death Penalty
Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 8:56 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today condemned the execution of Jamal Darwish Fatayer by the Jordanian authorities following an unfair trial. More >>
Rwanda: presidential elections marred by threats
Monday, 25 August 2003, 9:25 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemns the growing number of incidents of politically motivated threats and intimidation of individuals and local communities in the run-up to the presidential elections of 25 August. More >>
SADC leaders should place Zimbabwe on the agenda
Monday, 25 August 2003, 8:18 am | Amnesty International
On the eve of the annual Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Tanzania, Amnesty International is calling on SADC leaders to jointly and publicly express their concern regarding Zimbabwe's deepening human rights crisis. More >>
Argentina: A new chapter in the search for truth
Monday, 25 August 2003, 8:17 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes today's decision by the Argentine Senate to declare the Full Stop and Due Obedience laws null and void. These laws, also known as the amnesty laws, have blocked the investigation of thousands of cases of human rights ... More >>
Sharia court quashes death sentence by stoning
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 8:46 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Sharia court of appeal in Dutse, Jigawa State, northern Nigeria to dismiss the death sentence by stoning on Sarimu Mohamed Baranda. More >>
Israel: Amnesty condemns suicide bombing
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 8:44 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International condemns in the strongest terms the suicide bomb attack which killed 20 people, including children, and injured scores of others on a bus in Jerusalem last night. More >>
Attack on UN Attack on Justice and Human Rights
Thursday, 21 August 2003, 12:49 am | Amnesty International
The attack that killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, symbolises an attack on those who promote the principles of justice and human rights, stated Amnesty International's Secretary-General Irene Khan. More >>
Baghdad an attack on justice and human rights
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 11:08 pm | Amnesty International
(Mexico) The attack that killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, symbolises an attack on those who promote the principles of justice and human rights, stated Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan. More >>
Iraq: deep feeling of loss over De Mello's death
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 8:12 am | Amnesty International
It is with a deep feeling of loss that Amnesty International hears the news of Sergio Vieira de Mello's death. His contribution to human rights is universally accepted and we can only send our thoughts to his family and friends. More >>
Iraq: Amnesty condemns attack on UN headquarters
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 8:10 am | Amnesty International
Mexico- Responding to reports of a car bomb at UN headquarters in Baghdad, Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International expressed outrage at the attack. More >>
USA: The threat of a bad example
Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 10:27 pm | Amnesty International
"The very core of American history, law and culture condemns the ideas of punishment before trial, denial of due process and secret government by fiat... Who is an enemy combatant? Today, it can be anyone the president wants. And that is terrifying." ... More >>
