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Nigeria: New evidence of human rights violations in oil-rich Niger Delta
4 November 2005, 04:00AM
Ten years after the execution of writer and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow activists, new evidence shows that the peoples of Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta continue to face death and devastation at the hands of the security forces.
Brazil: Nine years of missed opportunities for human rights
26 October 2005, 06:15AM
(Geneva) Amnesty International today published a briefing expressing serious concern at the continued high levels of killings by police officers, widespread use of torture and ill-treatment as well as attacks against human rights defenders in Brazil.
Syria: Syrian human rights defenders under attack
25 October 2005, 01:56PM
Amnesty International is greatly concerned at the continuing harassment of human rights defenders in Syria. In the latest incident, Anwar al-Bunni, a lawyer and human rights activist, was attacked on 20 October in Damascus by three men on motorbikes who stopped him as he was travelling in his car. They dragged him from his car and assaulted him physically, leaving him bruised, and then sped off. In light of other harassment to which he has been exposed, it seems likely that this latest assault may have been ordered or carried out by state officials.
Bulgaria and Romania: EU must address outstanding human rights concerns
21 October 2005, 01:00PM
(Brussels, 19 October 2005) With the European Commission due to release its annual monitoring reports on Bulgaria and Romania on 25 October, Amnesty International calls on the European Union to keep up pressure on the two accession countries on some crucial outstanding human rights concerns.
Maldives: Human rights defender Jennifer Latheef should be released immediately and unconditionally
21 October 2005, 07:41AM
Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today called on the government of the Maldives to order the immediate, unconditional release of Jennifer Latheef, who was sentenced earlier today to 10 years' imprisonment on terrorism charges.
Uganda: Governments must back first ever arrest warrants by International Criminal Court
18 October 2005, 07:38AM
Amnesty International today called on all states to cooperate in arresting and surrendering five men charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC) with war crimes and crimes against humanity in northern Uganda.
US: Thousands of children sentenced to life without parole
15 October 2005, 07:49AM
There are at least 2,225 child offenders serving life without parole sentences in U.S prisons for crimes committed before they were age 18.
Pakistan: Killing of Ahmadis continues amid impunity
13 October 2005, 06:44AM
Amnesty International fears that the perpetrators of Friday's attack on an Ahmadi mosque may go unpunished and that such attacks will continue unless the Pakistan authorities respond quickly.
Syrian Human Rights Defender receives 2005 Martin Ennals Award
12 October 2005, 12:58PM
Aktham Naisse, President of the Committees for the Defence of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria will receive the prestigious 2005 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) for his work for over 30 years in the democratic movement in Syria.
Uzbekistan: Truth under siege
29 September 2005, 07:37AM
Only an independent international investigation can reveal the truth about the events in the city of Andizhan, in eastern Uzbekistan, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians in May, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
Afghanistan: Human rights challenges facing Afghanistan’s National and Provincial Assemblies
29 September 2005, 07:25AM
Amnesty International issued an open letter entitled Human rights challenges facing Afghanistans National and Provincial Assemblies -- An open letter to candidates, in advance of the election, on 18 September, of deputies to the two assemblies. It focuses on the human rights of women and rule of law as two of Amnesty InternationalҒs principal human rights concerns in Afghanistan.
Sierra Leone: International community must continue to fund the Special Court
29 September 2005, 07:23AM
Amnesty International urges states to attend the 30 September donor meeting in New York and pledge sufficient funds to the Special Court for Sierra Leone. This funding is essential to ensure that the Special Court operates effectively throughout 2006. Amnesty International continues to believe that the Special Court must receive support and cooperation from the international community in order to carry out its functions professionally and impartially.
Nigeria: Demonstrate commitment to justice—
29 September 2005, 07:14AM
Nigeria should help bring justice to the countless victims of crimes committed during Sierra Leone's civil war, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today in an open letter urging Nigeria's President to surrender former Liberian President Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
UN Summit: Human rights betrayed by a failure of leadership
29 September 2005, 07:11AM
Amnesty International condemns the apparent capitulation of world leaders to pressure from a small minority of states leading to the exclusion of almost all meaningful human rights reforms from debate at tomorrow's UN Summit in New York.
International Criminal Court: Amnesty International calls for all states to nominate candidates to b
29 September 2005, 07:08AM
Amnesty International is calling on all states that have ratified the Rome Statute and those that will ratify it in the next weeks, to nominate the highest qualified candidates from their countries for the election of six International Criminal Court judges in January 2006.
United Kingdom/Israel-OT: Amnesty International deplores failure to arrest Israeli war crimes suspec
29 September 2005, 07:06AM
Amnesty International today deplored the failure of the United Kingdom (UK) authorities to arrest Israeli army General Doron Almog when he arrived at Londons Heathrow airport yesterday, describing this as a clear violation of the UKҒs obligations under both national and international law. A warrant for the generals arrest for alleged war crimes had been issued by an English court the previous day
Democratic Republic of Congo: Authorities must prosecute the killers of human rights defender Pascal
29 September 2005, 07:02AM
Amnesty International today joined with three other major international human rights and development organizations in an appeal to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government, the United Nations, the African Union and the UK government to ensure that justice is done in the case of Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi, a leading Congolese human rights defender assassinated on 31 July 2005.
UN: Governments must overcome obstacles and agree to adopt strong human rights provisions in outcome
29 September 2005, 06:25AM
Only a few days away from the 2005 World Summit, Amnesty International urges governments to settle remaining differences and finalize a strong text that effectively places human rights next to development and security as one of three pillars of the United Nations (UN).
USA: Ensure the safety of victims of Hurricane Katrina
20 September 2005, 07:54AM
Amnesty International today expressed deep concern over reports that victims of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and surrounding areas were left for days in increasingly desperate and unsafe circumstances.
Small number of countries holding UN world summit hostage on human rights, security, poverty
20 September 2005, 07:49AM
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam International call on a small number of spoilerӔ countries to stop holding the UN World Summit hostage over crucial measures on human rights, security, genocide and poverty reduction.
A policeman's job is to protect all citizens, even those he or she doesn't like. I'd have thought that a pretty basic concept.
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