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Indonesian commission points to Papua human rights violations
9 November 2011, 10:40AM
The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission’s findings that human rights violations were committed by security forces at the Third Papuan Peoples’ Congress last month.
Sri Lanka: Urgent need to prosecute security agents involved in torture
8 November 2011, 11:04AM
Sri Lanka is not credibly investigating torture, Amnesty International said on the eve of a review by the UN Committee Against Torture into the country.
China must address causes of Tibet self-immolations
8 November 2011, 11:02AM
The Chinese government must address the underlying causes of protests that have led 11 Tibetans to set themselves on fire since March, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
Burmese political prisoners held in dog cells and denied water
5 November 2011, 08:53AM
The Burmese authorities must act immediately to end the ill-treatment of some 15 political prisoners in Yangon’s Insein Prison, where they have been denied water and some reportedly held in “dog” cells, Amnesty International has said.
Afghanistan: Regional cooperation urged to defend rights
2 November 2011, 10:01AM
The Afghan government must work with neighbouring countries to protect human rights while facing an increasingly bloody insurgency, Amnesty International said today as a conference in Istanbul brought together officials from across the region.
Amnesty slams ‘disgraceful’ Commonwealth inaction on Sri Lanka
30 October 2011, 06:22PM
Amnesty International is outraged that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth has utterly failed to hold Sri Lanka to account over allegations of war crimes and other grave human rights abuses arising from the 2009 conflict.
Japan: Minister must not cave in to pressure on death penalty
29 October 2011, 09:20AM
Japan’s justice minister should not sign execution warrants, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network said today, following the minister’s announcement that he does not intend to end capital punishment, despite saying last month that he would not approve executions.
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Court lets victims down yet again
28 October 2011, 10:10AM
Amnesty International expresses its deep disappointment at the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the hybrid Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to reject an appeal by a victim, Robert Hamill to be recognised as a civil party in Cases 003 and 004.
Indonesia: Release participants of peaceful gathering in Papua
21 October 2011, 09:16AM
Amnesty International calls for the immediate and unconditional release of at least fourteen people who are currently being detained and interrogated by the police in Papua.
China: ‘New level of desperation’ as Tibetans set themselves on fire
19 October 2011, 10:02AM
A 20 year old Tibetan nun, Tenzin Wangmo, has set herself on fire and died on Monday, in the ninth self-immolation in recent months by ethnic Tibetans.
ASEAN: End discrimination against women to improve maternal health
16 October 2011, 08:50AM
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) for addressing poor sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
Political prisoner release should prompt continued pressure on Burma
15 October 2011, 08:49AM
Prisoners of conscience Zarganar, Su Su Nway and Zaw Htet Ko Ko have been released in Burma's latest mass prisoner amnesty, after sustained campaigning by human rights organisations including Amnesty International.
Australian Government wedged into respecting refugee rights
14 October 2011, 12:05PM
Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement that the Government will process asylum seekers onshore but is pointing to the fact this reluctant political decision only puts Australia on the same page as every other western democracy.
Burma: Government must go further with prisoner release
13 October 2011, 12:53PM
The release of at least 120 political prisoners in Burma today is a minimum first step, and authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all remaining prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International has said.
Amnesty chief finishes fact finding mission with key ministerial meetings in Canberra
12 October 2011, 04:20PM
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, has wound up a fact finding mission of Australia, delivering a scathing assessment of the handling of asylum seekers and Aboriginal people at the hands of the Australian government.
Indonesia must investigate mine strike protest killing
11 October 2011, 09:04AM
The Indonesian authorities must immediately investigate the use of deadly force by police at a mining protest, Amnesty International said today after one protester was killed and at least six injured.
Papua New Guinea: Amnesty International welcomes commitment to eliminate gender-based violence
9 October 2011, 10:08AM
Amnesty International shares the concerns raised by 18 States with regard to discrimination and violence against women in Papua New Guinea.
Saudi Arabia executes eight Bangladeshi nationals
9 October 2011, 09:52AM
Eight Bangladeshi men have been executed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Friday.
Afghanistan ten years on: Slow progress and failed promises
5 October 2011, 09:39AM
Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have failed to keep many of the promises they made to the Afghan people, Amnesty International said today.
China: More Tibetan monks set themselves on fire to protest repression
29 September 2011, 09:26AM
Monday’s reported self-immolation attempt by two young Tibetan monks in Sichuan province is the third such incident since March this year. According to the official Chinese news agency, the two were promptly taken to a hospital. However, the Tibetan exiled sources say that their exact whereabouts are unknown and that it is possible that one of them died on the spot.
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