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Archive for: 08/2007
Enforced disappearances in Asia Pacific Region must end
© AIThousands of people remain victims of enforced disappearance in the Asia Pacific region. Marking the annual commemoration of the Day of the Disappeared on August 30, Amnesty International calls urgently for an end to this atrocious practice.
International Day of the Disappeared
© AIAmnesty International and other activists worldwide observe August 30 as the International Day of the Disappeared. We remember those who have disappeared and their relatives, and we take action to get disappeared persons released or charged with a recognisable crime.
Egypt continues crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
© AIAmnesty International is greatly concerned by the recent arrests, detention and prosecution on terrorism-related charges of leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, apparently because of their peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of association.
Brazil declares indigenous land
© AIAmnesty International welcomes the Ministry of Justice's recent decision to declare 18,027 hectares in the region of Aracruz in Brazil, as indigenous land
Presidential candidates must resolve conflict in Guatemala
© AIIn a letter made public on 25 August, in the run up to Guatemala's presidential elections on 9 September, Amnesty International urged Presidential candidates to call for an end to the current political violence and to resolve the dark legacy of the internal armed conflict by tackling endemic impunity in the country.
Calls to re-investigate the enforced disappearance of Avdo Palic
More than twelve years after the enforced disappearance of Avdo Palic, Amnesty International expresses its continuing concern about the lack of progress in the investigation by the Republika Srpska authorities into this crime.
Australian government must review counter-terror laws
Amnesty International Australia welcomes the Federal Court ruling to quash the Minister for Immigration's decision to revoke Dr Mohamed Haneef's visa on character grounds on 16 July 2007.
Opposition party leaders jailed after unfair trial in Somaliland
On 19 August three opposition party leaders were sentenced to three years and nine months' imprisonment and banned from political activities for five years.
Violence in Nigeria escalates
Amnesty International is extremely concerned about the number of people who have been killed and injured in the recent violent clashes in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Belarusian youth activists are increasingly persecuted
Amnesty International is deeply concerned by reports that the harassment, detention and imprisonment of youth activists by the Belarusian authorities has intensified in recent weeks.
Amnesty International Australia not anti-APEC
Recent reports that Amnesty International Australia is planning to take part in protests against the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation are incorrect.
Amnesty International’s response to Vatican Secretary of State
Yesterday the Vatican's Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, commented on Amnesty International's policy on sexual and reproductive rights - including on selected aspects of abortion - and said that the view of the Vatican is that abortion should not be available to rape victims.
New photographs show further breach of UN arms embargo on Darfur
Amnesty International today released new photographs showing that the Sudanese government is continuing to deploy offensive military equipment in Darfur despite the UN arms embargo and peace agreements.
Memorandum to Syrian authorities calls for reform
Amnesty International has today sent to the Syrian authorities a 12-page Memorandum highlighting the organisation's concerns about the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC), urging that it be fundamentally reformed or abolished.
Amnesty International takes on divided world
In a world marred by division and discord, fueled by inequality and impunity, the global leadership of Amnesty International today concluded their 28th International Council Meeting with a resounding commitment to tackling poverty and disparity as the gravest global threats to universal human rights.
Flaws in Russian Federation NGO laws are increasingly visible
More than a year after the law on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) was passed in the Russian Federation, the implementation of the law reveals that changes to it are urgently needed.
Protection called for journalists and activists in Guinea-Bissau
Amnesty International is greatly concerned about reports of the intimidation and harassment of journalists and human rights defenders because of their coverage of drug trafficking in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau.
Uganda must pursue LRA leaders
On 29 June 2007, the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) signed an agreement on accountability and reconciliation purporting to establish a framework to address impunity in Uganda.
Individuals caught between Egypt and Israel must be protected
Amnesty International has today called on the Egyptian government to protect the human rights of individuals intercepted at the border with Israel who include refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants.
AI delegates say Nigerian prison conditions ‘appalling’
Amnesty International researchers, recently returned from Nigeria, have expressed shock at the prison conditions they witnessed and the protracted delays in Nigeria's justice system.
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