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US government appeals release of Uighurs at Guantánamo
9 October 2008, 11:27AM
On 7 October 2008, a US federal court judge ruled that his government must release into the USA the 17 Uighur detainees who have been held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, since 2002. Despite the government's admission that the men are not "enemy combatants", it will appeal the judge's decision to grant them freedom.
IOC must incorporate human rights values
25 August 2008, 09:52AM
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 for full investigation into attack on police
5 August 2008, 12:10PM
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.
Sites unblocked but still no freedom of expression
4 August 2008, 09:43AM
"We welcome the news today that the authorities have lifted blocks on our website in the Olympics media venues and possibly elsewhere in Beijing," said Roseann Rife, Deputy Director for The Asia-Pacific Program at Amnesty International on 1 August.
IOC caves in to China’s demands on censorship
31 July 2008, 10:37AM
"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
29 July 2008, 04:17PM
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.
Broken promises jeopardise Olympic legacy
29 July 2008, 07:01AM
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.
Internet censorship in China put to the test
24 July 2008, 03:05PM
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
24 July 2008, 09:55AM
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.
Thousands join human art petition
14 July 2008, 02:31PM
On the eve of the anniversary of Beijing being granted the 2008 Olympics, Amnesty International supporters across the globe teamed up with Circle Up Now to create visual representations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as a reminder to the Chinese authorities of their human rights promises.
Joint survey ranks China lowest in human rights
9 July 2008, 12:23PM
A joint survey between Amnesty International Australia and CHOICE has found that Australians are mindful of the ethical implications of products they purchase, but factors which affect them more directly are most important in determining what we buy.
Open letter to China’s President Hu Jintao
8 July 2008, 11:05AM
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has written an open letter to China's President Hu Jintao.
Most narrow Olympic Charter since 1968
3 July 2008, 12:38PM
Amnesty International is concerned Australian athletes will be subjected to human rights violations at the Beijing Games, as the International Olympic Committee imposes the most narrow interpretation of the Olympic Charter since the Mexico summer Olympics in 1968.
Reaction to release of 1,157 people in Tibet
23 June 2008, 10:23AM
Reaction to a report by Chinese media about the release of 1,157 people who were involved in the Tibet protests last march.
1000 protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down
19 June 2008, 10:05AM
As the Olympic torch relay travels to Lhasa, Amnesty International today urged the Chinese government to provide information about the over 1,000 people detained during the protests last March and called for free access to Tibet by independent observers.
Freedom of expression muzzled by the Olympics
12 June 2008, 04:50PM
In recent days, it has been reported that the AOC “has warned athletes that they will be breaking Chinese law if they bring an Amnesty International information pack on human rights abuses to the Beijing Games”.
Demanding the release of Tiananmen activists
3 June 2008, 12:45PM
Tens of thousands of Amnesty International supporters across the world will today demand that the Chinese authorities release dozens of people held in jail since the Tiananmen protests 19 years ago.
Amnesty International Report 2008
28 May 2008, 03:01PM
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
28 May 2008, 03:00PM
Amnesty International's Report 2008 was launched on Wednesday 28 May. The report looks back on key events in 2007 and ahead to major human rights challenges for 2008, which is the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Athletes allowed basic freedom of expression
15 May 2008, 09:40AM
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to allow athletes greater freedom of expression, but urges them to do more to uphold the Olympic Charter.
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