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Archive for: 08/2008
25th International Day of the Disappeared
The stories of thousands of people whose whereabouts are simply unknown have been documented by the United Nations and Amnesty International in more than 80 countries since the 1980s. Javier Zuñiga, Amnesty International, presents a compelling feature article about some of these people.
Continued protection for Iranian opposition group sought
Amnesty International has written to both the Iraqi and US governments reminding them of their obligations under international law and urging them to continue to provide protection to people affiliated to and members of the People's Mojahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI), an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq.
Loss of life in Darfur camp deplored
Amnesty International calls on the government of Sudan to desist from the use of lethal and disproportionate force in their policing activities. The death of tens of civilians in Kalma camp, Darfur, on Monday 25 August at the hands of Sudanese Security Forces is unacceptable and unjustifiable.
Cambodian residents fear forced eviction
The filling of Boeung Kak Lake in central Phnom Penh should immediately stop until a proper process that ensures human rights protection is in place, said Amnesty International and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions.
Iran must free women’s rights defenders
In Iran, detention and harrassment of women’s rights defenders who organise peaceful and legal protest activities is commonplace. Amnesty International renews its call for authorities to cease this discrimination.
IOC must incorporate human rights values
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to prevent human rights abuses surrounding the Beijing Games. Amnesty International calls on the IOC to prioritise human rights values in all future Olympic events.
Call to account for 1988 “prison massacre”
On 29 August 1988, Iranian authorities began a wave of mass executions that left between 4,500 and 5,000 people dead. Twenty years later, Amnesty International renews its calls for justice for the victims of the "prison massacre" and their families.
Civilians under threat in Philippines
Tens of thousands of civilians who have already suffered from the renewal of violence in Mindanao could be at even greater risk if the Philippine government supports the creation of untrained and unaccountable civilian militias, Amnesty International said on 21 August.
Belarusian prisoner of conscience released
Amnesty International welcomes the early release of Belarusian prisoner of conscience Alyaksandr Kazulin. The former opposition presidential candidate was pardoned by a presidential decree on 16 August.
Killings of border crossers must stop
Amnesty International has written to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak this week urging him to end the use of lethal force against African migrants attempting to cross Egypt's border into Israel.
Execution of juvenile offender condemned
Amnesty International unreservedly condemns the execution on 19 July 2008, at 11am of Reza Hejazi, for a crime he committed when he was below 18 years old.
Shooting of Papuan protester must be investigated
The Indonesian Government should ensure proper accountability for the death of a peaceful protester apparently killed by a bullet fired by police in the country's restive region of Papua, Amnesty International said.
More than 100 to face sham courts in Sudan
Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people – including women and a nine-month-old – without charge or access to lawyers, as they prepare to try another 109 in sham courts over the armed attacks by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on 10 May in the outskirts of Khartoum.
Sri Lanka: Thousands of displaced need help
Thousands of families who fled the recent fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must be allowed to move to safer areas and to receive necessary humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said today.
Suffering of Georgian civilians must stop
Although large-scale hostilities have now ceased in Georgia, Amnesty International is concerned at the continuing reports of serious human rights abuses in the context of a volatile situation. Civilians in Georgia remain vulnerable to serious human rights abuses, including attacks on the basis of their ethnicity.
India: Repeal shoot on sight orders
The government of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir should rescind the order issued today to authorize security forces to "shoot on sight" in response to communal clashes in the town of Kishtwar, Doda district, Amnesty International said.
Civilivans must be protected in South Ossetia
Amnesty International calls on all sides in the conflict in South Ossetia to fully respect international humanitarian law and as such, to ensure that civilians are protected from hostilities. The same standards must also be respected in other related hostilities reported to be breaking out in the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia, another disputed region of Georgia.
Hamdan convicted at Guantanamo
Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni national, has been convicted by a panel of six US military officers of "providing material support for terrorism", but acquitted of "conspiracy".
Myanmar: 20 years on
Twenty years after the start of pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar that were violently repressed, the United Nations (UN) should take stronger measures to obtain the release of U Win Tin and other prisoners of conscience detained since that day, Amnesty International said on 4 August.
Call for full investigation into attack on police
In response to reports that an attack on a police station in Kashgar city, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, killed 16 police officers, Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to ensure that they conduct a full, immediate and impartial investigation of this incident.
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