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Archive for: 11/2008
Chinese firewall could be erected in Australia
28 November 2008, 04:47PM
A blanket internet censorship approach is unnecessary and threatens the basic right of Australians to freedom of expression.
Indigenous permit system should be restored
28 November 2008, 01:42PM
Amnesty International Australia is renewing its call for restoration of the permit system for access to Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, after the Senate voted down parts of a Government Bill that would have reinstated it.
Iraq security agreement puts detainees at risk of torture
28 November 2008, 09:34AM
Thousands of Iraqis detained by US forces will be at risk of torture or even execution if they are handed over to the Iraqi authorities.
New threshold of violence in India
28 November 2008, 09:14AM
The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental principles of international law.
Jamaica: Executions do not reduce crime
27 November 2008, 10:25AM
Jamaican Parliament's motion to retain the death penalty will do nothing to combat crime epidemic.
People’s Republic of China: Stop the execution of Wo Weihan
26 November 2008, 10:22AM
Amnesty International today called on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to pardon 59 year old medical scientist Wo Weihan, echoing his daughter’s concerns about the fairness of his trial and conviction.
Malaysian activist acquitted after 12 years
25 November 2008, 02:57PM
The Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted a prominent migrant workers' rights activist on Monday 24 November 2008.
30,000 act on violence against women
25 November 2008, 11:51AM
30,000 signatures for a National Plan of Action to combat violence against women delivered to Federal Minister for the Status of Women.
UDHR Dinners with Geoffrey Robertson QC
25 November 2008, 10:27AM
In celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights' 60th anniversary, Gala Dinners will be held in Perth (8 December) and Sydney (10 December) with keynote speaker Geoffrey Robertson QC.
Habeas corpus hearings welcome
25 November 2008, 10:20AM
Amnesty International USA issued a statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decision to grant the release of five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, based on insufficient evidence to consider them enemy combatants.
New website launched
24 November 2008, 01:13PM
We've redesigned our website to make it easier to use. We’d love to hear what you think.
Return to death penalty will not solve crisis in Jamaica
21 November 2008, 12:44PM
We call on the Jamaican authorities to reject the death penalty and instead prioritise reforms to the police and justice system in order to tackle the country's violent crime epidemic.
UN troop reinforcements to DRC a first step only
21 November 2008, 10:49AM
UN troop reinforcements to the Democratic Republic of Congo is a good first step but it is the implementation of these troops that matters.
UN reinforces call for moratorium on executions
21 November 2008, 10:10AM
We welcome today’s adoption by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee of a second resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the death penalty.
Breakthrough in access to justice for all rights
19 November 2008, 12:40PM
Amnesty International has welcomed the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee in New York.
Renewed fighting in DRC breaks precarious ceasefire
19 November 2008, 10:56AM
Despite the ongoing peace talks between Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda and UN special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, renewed fighting broke out in the province of North Kivu.
Human rights consultation still urgently needed
18 November 2008, 03:47PM
Attorney-General's claims of strong Government support for human rights must be followed up by legal protections.
India: Election monitors arbitrarily detained
18 November 2008, 12:02PM
India should immediately release three people detained while monitoring elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Obama commits to close Guantánamo
18 November 2008, 11:23AM
President-elect Obama confirms his commitment to close Guantánamo Bay and end use of torture by the US.
Israeli blockade worsening Gaza crisis
18 November 2008, 11:06AM
Israel's blockade on international aid, medicine and fuel into the Gaza Strip is worsening a serious humanitarian crisis.
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