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Archive for: 07/2008

  • Impunity for Darfur must be opposed

    On 30 July, Amnesty International called on the United Nations Security Council to reject initiatives to defer the investigation and prosecution of crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court for 12 months, which could then be renewed, possibly indefinitely each year.

  • Brutal beating in Fiji condemned

    Amnesty International strongly condemns the brutal beating of escapee prisoner Josefa Baleiloa at the hands of Fijian Police officers during his recapture in the country's capital Suva on the night of 23 July 2008.

  • IOC caves in to China’s demands on censorship

    "The International Olympic Committee and the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic Games should fulfil their commitment to 'full media freedom' and provide immediate uncensored internet access at Olympic media venues. Censorship of the internet at the Games is compromising fundamental human rights and betraying the Olympic values," said Mark Allison, East Asia researcher for Amnesty International.

  • China’s ‘Great Firewall’ arrives in Sydney

    Ten days out from the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, Amnesty International will be encouraging Sydney-siders to tear down a 20-metre yellow wall at an event in Martin Place from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesday 30 July 2008.

  • Immigration detention reforms a welcome step

    Australia's immigration detention system has finally been brought into line with other Western democracies, following reforms announced today that will see asylum seekers detained as a last resort and for the shortest practicable time. The Government must now amend the Migration Act to ensure these principles are protected by legislation says Amnesty International.

  • Broken promises jeopardise Olympic legacy

    The Chinese authorities have broken their promise to improve the country's human rights situation and betrayed the core values of the Olympics, said Amnesty International in a new report published on 29 July, marking the 10 day countdown to the Games.

  • Liberian president must repeal death penalty law

    Amnesty International condemned the signing by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of a law calling for the death penalty for anyone convicted of armed robbery, terrorism or hijacking offences if these crimes result in death.

  • Violence in Zimbabwe must not be pardoned

    As the Zimbabwean government and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) prepare to enter power-sharing talks, Amnesty International called on both parties to ensure there are no pardons for those who committed human rights violations in the post-election period.

  • Internet censorship in China put to the test

    Amnesty International is calling on Australians to help monitor access to key websites in China over the coming months, to test the extent of Government control over the internet.

  • Ye Guozhu must be immediately released

    Amnesty International demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing activist Ye Guozhu on 23 July. He was due to be released on Saturday 26 July, but will now remain imprisoned until 1 October, after the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.

  • Arrest of Radovan Karadžic

    As Radovan Karadžic is about to be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Amnesty International calls for the Tribunal to be given enough time and resources to establish the truth and to secure justice for the victims of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Judge clears way for first military commission

    In its offshore prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, the US is about to open a new chapter in its unlawful treatment of detainees in the "war on terror".

  • Call on League to take a stand on Darfur

    On the eve of the special summit to the League of Arab States that was due to be held on 19 July 2008, Amnesty International issued a call to the members of the League of Arab States requesting them to take a stand towards the protection of civilians in Darfur and the achievement of justice in Sudan.

  • President of Liberia must veto death penalty bill

    Following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to veto the bill.

  • Excessive force used against protesters

    South Korean police used excessive force against peaceful protesters demonstrating against the government's trade policies, Amnesty International said on 18 July as it provided preliminary findings of its investigation into human rights violations during the protests against US beef imports that took place in central Seoul between 25 May and 10 July.

  • Official moratorium on the death penalty

    Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) urge the Lao government to introduce an official moratorium on executions.

  • The Wolfgang Sievers Human Rights Forum Series

    Mary Kostakidis in conversation with Australia's leading thinkers about Human Rights issues that affect us all.

  • An historic opportunity to provide justice missed

    The governments of Indonesia and Timor-Leste have missed an historic opportunity to provide justice for more than 1,000 people killed during Timor-Leste's vote for independence in 1999, Amnesty International said on 15 July.

  • Omar Khadr must be repatriated to Canada

    Reacting to the release of a video on 15 July publicly showing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr being questioned at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty International called for Khadr to be repatriated to Canada immediately.

  • Concern over detention of activists in Japan

    Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki who have been charged with theft and trespass.

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