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Archive for: 07/2007
Government must review counter-terror laws
© Sydney Morning HeraldThe case of Dr Mohammed Haneef has highlighted more than ever the need for a review of Australia's counter-terror legislation. Parts of the legislation were used for the first time in Dr Haneef's case, and his experience was an assault on his human rights.
Court of Appeal fails Algerians
On 30 July 2007 the Court of Appeal of England and Wales gave judgment in an important test case concerning the appeals of three Algerian men against their deportation to Algeria on "national security" grounds.
Rwanda abolishes death penalty
Amnesty International welcomes the promulgation of legislation by Rwanda to abolish the death penalty.
Nominations needed now for International Criminal Court judges
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 for the election of three replacement judges at the International Criminal Court.
AI calls on Government not to deport Dr Haneef
Amnesty International Australia is concerned about the future of Gold Coast doctor Mohammed Haneef, following the decision to drop terrorism charges against him.
Serbia must stop pursuing human rights activists
Amnesty International today called upon the Serbian authorities to stop the imprisonment of human rights activist Maja Stojanovic, convicted by a Serbian court for displaying posters in an unauthorised place.
Releases welcome but further reform needed in Tunisia
Amnesty International welcomes the recent release of prisoner of conscience Mohammed Abbou and 21 other long term political prisoners in Tunisia.
International support urgently needed to address spiraling refugee crisis
Amnesty International is calling for urgent international action to assist Syria and Jordan - the countries most affected by the exodus of refugees from Iraq.
Crackdown against Free Trade Agreement protest leaders
Amnesty International would like to express its serious concern at the arrests of Oh Jong-ryul and Jung Gwang-hoon on 3 July 2007 on charges of protesting against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
Extension of pre-charge detention amounts to internment
Amnesty International condemns the UK government's proposal to extend the period for which people can be detained under terrorism legislation by the police to 56 days.
Investigation into women in Zimbabwe
Amnesty International has interviewed scores of women activists in Zimbabwe over a three week period and found they are finding it harder to fight repression.
Unprecedented use of power jeopardises fair trial
Amnesty International Australia is extremely concerned that the Federal Government's action to revoke the visa of Dr Mohamed Haneef, only hours after he was granted bail by a Brisbane magistrate, impacts on his right to a fair trial.
High court upholds life imprisonment of Canadian Uighur
Amnesty International is disappointed by the 10 July 2007 Chinese high court decision to reject an appeal by Husein Dzhelil who has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Violations committed during Israel/Hizbullah conflict
Amnesty International welcomes reports that the Winograd Commission, which is looking into the conduct of last years 34-day war between Hizbullah and Israel, has given assurances that it will examine Israel's actions in the context of international law.
Amnesty International welcomes release of medics
The release of six foreign medical workers today is a very welcome move that brings an end to a case that has been riddled with injustice and caused enormous suffering to all involved.
EU force deployment to Chad must not ignore people
As EU Foreign Ministers discuss the possible deployment of a UN mandated EU force to Chad to protect Sudanese refugees, Amnesty International urges that the Chadian victims of internal violence are not forgotten.
Opposition leaders and journalists freed
Amnesty International today welcomed the release of 38 Ethiopian opposition party officials, a human rights defender and four journalists, who had been detained since November 2005.
Juman al-Dossari transferred
Amnesty International Australia is very pleased with the news that Jumah Al-Dossari, the subject of one of our current case sheets and several Urgent Actions, has been transferred from Guantanamo Bay to another prison in Saudi Arabia
Self incriminating videos violate fair trial standards
Amnesty International condemns the broadcast by Iranian television of video showing supposed confessions of two detainees being held in Tehran's Evin prison.
Death sentences on medics commuted
The announcement that Libyan authorities have commuted the death sentences on six foreign medics is a very welcome, but overdue and insufficient step. The Palestinian doctor and five Bulgarian nurses, have been in prison since 1999 and under sentence of death since 2004 for allegedly infecting hundreds of children with HIV.
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