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Security Act used to punish activists
New information about the arbitrary detention of five Malaysian government critics obtained by Amnesty International researchers highlights the need for the Malaysian parliament to immediately abolish the country’s Internal Security Act, Amnesty International said on 4 September.
Interview with a survivor of the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict
Nidzara Ahmetasevic was 17 when the war started in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. She left the country for a year after she was wounded in the leg and then returned.
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Need for comprehensive peace across the former Yugolavia
The trial of Radovan Karadzic is undoubtedly a huge step towards bringing justice to the tens of thousands of victims of war crimes across Bosnia and Herzegovina. But is it enough to heal the wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committed by all sides to the conflict?
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Concern about detainees in Afghanistan
Amnesty International has expressed concern at recent reports about the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan during an incident on 29 - 30 April 2008.
State of emergency in Thailand
The Thai government should remove restrictions on free speech contained in the 2 September emergency decree, Amnesty International said.
Call for open and fair consultation
More than 50 organisations from across the country and different sectors called for the Federal Government to engage the country in a public consultation on human rights protection.
UK authorities must disclose information
Amnesty International has called on the government of the UK to give the lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, a former UK resident imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, information which it holds and which might help him to show that he has been a victim of torture and other ill-treatment in the US-led program of renditions and secret detention.
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.
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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.
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