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Ghana Called On To Arrest President Charles Taylor
Friday, 6 June 2003, 8:30 am | Amnesty International
Special Court for Sierra Leone: Amnesty International calls on the government of Ghana to arrest President Charles Taylor More >>
Myanmar: Safety of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 8:33 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is strongly concerned by an escalation in political violence and repression in Myanmar, following a reported confrontation between authorities and members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) on Friday 30 May 2003. More >>
Occupied Territories: Human rights bargaining
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 8:32 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International calls on the participants in the "roadmap" peace plan summit in Jordan to recognize that respect for human rights and international law is a fundamental obligation - not a bargaining chip to be used in negotiations, ... More >>
Cuba: Escalation of repression must be halted
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 8:29 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is extremely concerned at the unprecedented crackdown on human rights which has taken place in Cuba in recent months. A new report published today, Cuba: "Essential measures"? Human rights crackdown in the name of security ... More >>
Nepal: Forcible return of Tibetans to China
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 8:28 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today condemned the forcible return to China of 18 Tibetan asylum seekers from Nepal on Saturday and called on the international community to do more to ensure that individual states uphold their obligations toward refugees ... More >>
Malaysia: Prisoners of conscience released
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 8:19 am | Amnesty International
Three prisoners of conscience were released from detention under Malaysia's draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) yesterday. A fourth detainee also saw the end of his detention order under the ISA but remains in prison on other charges. More >>
G8: No trade off for human rights
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 10:46 am | Amnesty International
As G8 leaders gather in Evian, France, Amnesty International urges them to make good on their promises, made at last year's summit, "to promote peace and security in Africa." More >>
USA: The Guantánamo scandal continues
Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 10:45 am | Amnesty International
By dismissing Amnesty International's concerns about the hundreds of detainees held in the US Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay as "without merit", the White House is at the same time rejecting much wider international disquiet, Amnesty International ... More >>
Weekly Field Update in Iraq
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 9:21 am | Amnesty International
Delegates visited Nassriyah on Monday and Tuesday, in addition to the ongoing investigative work in Basra. While in Nassriyah, delegates collected testimony regarding damage to property and the civilian injury and deaths that occurred during the US assault ... More >>
Amnesty International Report 2003
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 9:09 am | Amnesty International
Human rights activists continue to face new challenges. The war on Iraq has dominated the international agenda, diverting attention from other vital human rights issues. "Forgotten" conflicts have taken a heavy toll on human rights and human ... More >>
No short cut to genuine security
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 8:46 am | Amnesty International
People around the world are more insecure today than at any time since the end of the Cold War, Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International said today at the launch of the organization's annual report. More >>
Amnesty's campaign on human rights in Russia
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 8:43 am | Amnesty International
Russian Federation: Resource Centre plays key role in Amnesty International's campaign on human rights More >>
Int Rights Groups Decry Harassment of Monitors
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 10:09 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights (EMNHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) More >>
Human rights needs full-time UN High Commissioner
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 10:07 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International expressed concern at today's United Nation's decision to temporarily combine the post of United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the new post of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, to which ... More >>
Security Council must focus on human rights now
Monday, 26 May 2003, 3:09 pm | Amnesty International
(New York) As the UN Security Council today adopted a resolution on Iraq with 14 votes to 0, without the participation of Syria, Amnesty International urged the UN body not to lose sight of the need for human rights and justice in that country. More >>
Amnesty International Weekly Field Update in Iraq
Monday, 26 May 2003, 3:06 pm | Amnesty International
* Delegates visited Nassriyah on Monday and Tuesday, in addition to the ongoing investigative work in Basra. While in Nassriyah, delegates collected testimony regarding damage to property and the civilian injury and deaths that occurred during the US ... More >>
Aceh Protest Today: outside Indonesian Embassy
Monday, 26 May 2003, 1:39 pm | Amnesty International
Demonstration of concern for Aceh on Monday 26 May 5-6 pm outside Indonesian Embassy - Amnesty International members and others will be demonstrating their concern for the people of Aceh, outside the Indonesian Embassy in Wellington on Monday 26 May ... More >>
Iraq: UN cannot ignore human rights now
Friday, 23 May 2003, 8:21 am | Amnesty International
(New York) Amnesty International today warned the UN Security Council that it must ensure that human rights are at the centre of any draft resolution on Iraq. More >>
Iraq Mass Graves Field Report – includes video
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:09 am | Amnesty International
Several weeks have elapsed since the end of hostilities and people continue to dig in search of their loved ones. The horror of the past is beginning to surface in the form of mass graves which continue to be uncovered throughout the country. In ... More >>
UN should deploy a rapid reaction force in Congo
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 9:05 am | Amnesty International
(New York) Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International today jointly called on the U.N. Security Council to authorize the deployment of a rapid reaction force to protect civilians in Ituri, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). More >>
