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Burundi: War on civilians demands urgent action
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 9:03 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemns the serious human rights abuses that are being committed by government and armed opposition forces in on-going fighting in and around Bujumbura, Burundi's capital following an attack launched by PALIPEHUTU-FNL ... More >>
Nigeria: Police use lethal force against protests
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is urging Nigerian authorities to launch an independent public inquiry into the death of at least four people reported to have been killed in Lagos in clashes involving the police and civilians during demonstrations against an increase ... More >>
Iran: Inquiry needed into death of Zahra Kazemi
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 9:00 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International added its voice today to the calls made by Iran's Islamic Human Rights Commission and other international human rights organizations in calling for an independent and thorough investigation into the death in custody of 54-year-old ... More >>
Malaysia: Charges against students must be dropped
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 8:58 am | Amnesty International
Seven students arrested in June 2001 for participating in a peaceful protest against the Internal Security Act (ISA) had their trial resume today (14 July) after a number of postponements. Amnesty International expressed concern that the charges violate ... More >>
Djibouti: Jailed outspoken opposition leader
Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 9:30 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Daher Ahmed Farah, an opposition party leader and director of his party's newspaper. More >>
Russia: Torture In The Chechen Republic
Monday, 14 July 2003, 3:08 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomes the unprecedented move of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) to issue a second public statement in two years concerning the same issue - human ... More >>
UK: Govt. Must Act For Guantánamo Detainees
Monday, 14 July 2003, 3:06 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is concerned about the fate of Bisher Al-Rawi, an Iraqi national legally resident in the UK, and Jamil Al-Banna, a Jordanian national with refugee status in the UK, who are among the more than 650 individuals currently held without ... More >>
Iran: Concern On Student Activists, Demonstrators
Monday, 14 July 2003, 3:04 pm | Amnesty International
Iran: Student activists and demonstrators must be treated in accordance with international human rights standards More >>
Uganda: While in Africa Bush must consider DRC
Friday, 11 July 2003, 8:59 am | Amnesty International
As US President George W. Bush starts his inaugural visit to Uganda on Friday, Amnesty International is urging him to back calls for a truly robust international military force capable of protecting civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). More >>
Indonesia: 46 new prisoners of conscience held
Friday, 11 July 2003, 8:57 am | Amnesty International
(Jakarta, July 10, 2003) -- In separate reports released today, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for the release of all prisoners of conscience in Indonesia and for the repeal of legislation used to prosecute and imprison activists engaged ... More >>
Syria/Lebanon: Custody deaths need investigating
Friday, 11 July 2003, 8:55 am | Amnesty International
Following reports on the recent death in Syrian custody of Lebanese national Joseph Huways, and the recent denial of the Syrian authorities of the presence of any Lebanese political detainees in Syria, Amnesty International today called on the Syrian authorities ... More >>
Foreigners Released But Lao Nationals Are Tortured
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 1:06 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed today the release of two European journalists, Thierry Falise and Vincent Reynaud, and their US interpreter, Naw Karl Mua. They were arrested on 4 June whilst reporting the on-going internal armed conflict in Laos. More >>
Afghanistan: No compromise on security, justice
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 9:17 am | Amnesty International
"A year after the historic Bonn Agreement, the most important rebuilding project in Afghanistan is bringing security to the country. Without it everything is in jeopardy," said Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, today in Kabul. More >>
Govts cooperate with Special Court Sierra Leone
Thursday, 10 July 2003, 9:15 am | Amnesty International
On the eve of the African Union (AU) summit in Maputo, Amnesty International calls on all African governments to fulfil their obligations under international law and to cooperate fully with the Special Court for Sierra Leone. More >>
Asylum offer for Taylor flouts international law
Wednesday, 9 July 2003, 9:48 am | Amnesty International
The offer by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo of "asylum" to President Charles Taylor not only flouts international law but does nothing to further a just and lasting peace in Liberia, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Russia: Attacks on civilians are unjustifiable
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 9:12 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly condemns the latest suicide bombings in Moscow which took the life of at least 16 civilians and injured many others. More >>
Jamaica: Commission of Inquiry fails 27 killed
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 9:11 am | Amnesty International
The Government of Jamaica should set up an independent judicial inquiry, with international support, to examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 27 people during an operation by security forces in West Kingston, Jamaica between 7-10 July 2001. ... More >>
Sudan: Clampdown on civil society
Tuesday, 8 July 2003, 9:09 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International deplores the clampdown by the Sudanese government and security forces on members of Sudanese civil society solely for peacefully discussing issues related to the future of their country. This can only call into question the government's ... More >>
USA: Six Named Under Military Order
Saturday, 5 July 2003, 12:51 am | Amnesty International
Yesterday's decision by President Bush to name six detainees under the Military Order he signed in November 2001 is another retrograde step for human rights in the US-led "war against terrorism" and will further undermine the USA's claims to be a country ... More >>
HR Groups Welcome Ruling On Finucane Case
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 10:10 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International, British Irish Rights watch, and the Committee on the Administration of Justice today welcomed the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Patrick Finucane. More >>
