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Jordan: Toujan al-Faisal denied basic rights
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 9:03 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today expressed its concern that Toujan al-Faisal is not being allowed to stand as a candidate in the upcoming Jordanian parliamentary elections of 17 June. More >>
Russian Federation: violence against women
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 9:02 am | Amnesty International
Russian Federation: Amnesty International and the Russian Association of Crisis Centres for Women "Stop Violence" urge the authorities to take action now More >>
Colombia: Human rights seriously undermined
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 9:00 am | Amnesty International
Colombia: Human rights seriously undermined as judicial police powers to the military come one step closer More >>
Brazil: Justice delayed is justice denied
Wednesday, 21 May 2003, 7:54 am | Amnesty International
Eighteen years after trade union leader João Canuto de Oliveira was assassinated by hired gunmen, the two landowners charged with ordering his killing will finally be brought to trial on 22 May 2003. More >>
Russia: Cases of violence against women
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 8:14 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is campaigning to prevent violence against women in the family in order to raise public awareness of this issue in the Russian Federation and to urge the government to take concrete steps to deal with it. Information received ... More >>
G8 countries arm human rights violators
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 8:12 am | Amnesty International
"A Catalogue of Failures: G8 Arms Exports and Human Rights Violations" published today by Amnesty International (Full report online at http://amnesty-news.c.tclk.net/maaa5LPaaX4Vgbb0hPub/ ) More >>
Eritrea: Human rights appeal on 10th independence
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 8:10 am | Amnesty International
As Eritrea celebrates 10 years of independence on 24 May 2003, Amnesty International is appealing to President Issayas Afewerki to release all prisoners of conscience in the country, including 11 members of parliament and 10 independent journalists ... More >>
INDONESIA: Amnesty's appeal for the people of Aceh
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 12:58 am | Amnesty International
The same human rights standards and scrutiny that applied during the Iraq conflict must be applied to the renewed war in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the New Zealand section of Amnesty International said today. More >>
Iraq: Field Update
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:55 am | Amnesty International
"We just want to know the truth and bring to justice those who caused us such suffering." More >>
Bosnia-Herzegovina should reject US impunity plan
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:54 am | Amnesty International
As the government of Bosnia-Herzegovina considers giving in to United States (US) pressures to sign an illegal impunity agreement with the US, Amnesty International urges the authorities to uphold its obligations as a state party to the Rome Statute ... More >>
USA Continues To Pressure ICC Impunity Agreements
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:53 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged Albania and Macedonia not to bow to US pressure and reject impunity agreements on the International Criminal Court. More >>
Fiji: Impunity unacceptable
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:49 am | Amnesty International
Three years after a violent coup, torturers still go unpunished in Fiji. The rule of law and human rights are sacrificed for political considerations, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Slovenia : Allegations of ill-treatment
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:48 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Slovenian authorities to immediately implement the recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture which were issued yesterday. In particular Amnesty International underlines the need for effective, ... More >>
Nepal: Adoption of human rights agreement crucial
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:46 am | Amnesty International
Amnesty International today urged the government and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist) to ensure as soon as possible the effective monitoring of human rights in the context of the prevailing cease-fire in the country. More >>
Zimbabwe: Amnesty condemns journalist deportation
Monday, 19 May 2003, 12:45 am | Amnesty International
Journalist Andrew Meldrum faces imminent deportation from Zimbabwe by the government as part of its continuing clampdown on freedom of expression in the country. More >>
IRAQ: Comprehensive approach to justice urgent
Friday, 9 May 2003, 1:31 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International reiterated its call for a comprehensive and authoritative review of options for ensuring justice in Iraq, in response to the announcement today by United States (US) authorities of the possible establishment of a special court to ... More >>
ICC: CARICOM should reject US impunity agreements
Friday, 9 May 2003, 8:34 am | Amnesty International
On the eve of the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from the Caribbean Community( CARICOM) Amnesty International is urging the participants to support a strong common CARICOM position not to enter into impunity agreements with the United ... More >>
Iraq Amnesty International in Basra - Field Update
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 2:50 pm | Amnesty International
- Amnesty International received reports that three people were killed, when they stepped on an unexploded landmine in Basra. At least one of those dead was a child. More >>
Kosovo: Minorities Are Prisoners In Their Home
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 2:47 pm | Amnesty International
Almost four years after the end of the war in Kosovo, minority communities are still at risk of ethnically motivated killings and assaults, Amnesty International said as it launched its report "Prisoners in our own homes": Amnesty International's ... More >>
Iraq: US And UK Forces Must Restore Law And Order
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 2:45 pm | Amnesty International
(Basra) Everyone here needs security. There is no safety. These are statements that Amnesty International delegates in southern Iraq have heard repeated over and over again. More >>
