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Amnesty International Report 2008
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
Amnesty International's Report 2008 was launched on Wednesday 28 May. The report looks back on key events in 2007 and ahead to major human rights challenges for 2008, which is the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
South Korea’s human rights commission under threat
Lee Myung BakSouth Korea's President-elect, Lee Myung-bak, has announced plans to change the status of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) from an independent body to one under the wing of the presidential office. We are concerned by this move, part of reorganisation plans announced on 16 January by the president's transition team.
Amnesty appeals to the Olympic Committee Executive Board
© Guang Niu/Getty ImagesAhead of the forthcoming International Olympic Committee Executive Board meeting in Switzerland (10-12 Dec), Amnesty International urges the Committee to ensure that human rights concerns are addressed in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
Stop the human rights meltdown: make human rights real
Irene Khan © AIA message from Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2007.
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Torn apart by factional strife
©AFPInterfactional fighting between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip earlier this year left 350 Palestinians dead and has been followed by further serious abuses in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.
An attack on north Darfur is imminent
©AIAmnesty International today warned that the northern areas of Darfur are currently in the crosshairs of the Sudanese armed forces and that further deadly attacks are imminent.
Amnesty International calls for international arms embargo on Myanmar
© APAmnesty International is urging the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a comprehensive and mandatory arms embargo on Myanmar, as accounts mount of killings, serious injuries and mass detentions of peaceful protestors by the Myanmar authorities.
African detainees tortured during incommunicado detention
©AIAmnesty International is condemning acts of torture committed by members of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda police force on some of the 41 individuals who were held in incommunicado detention from 13-17 August.
Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo increases risk of mass ethnic killings
©AIIn the wake of recent intense fighting in North-Kivu province between government forces and fighters loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda, Amnesty International today accused the DRC government and international community of having failed the people of eastern DRC.
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.
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.
Cycling 21,000kms for human rights
On 1 April 2006, 21-year-old Timo Mueller embarked on a 420-day epic cycling journey from Germany to Australia. Riding solitary overland through 15 countries, his aim was to cycle 21,000 kilometres at the age of 21 to raise 21,000 Euros.
Community leaders call for Arms Trade Treaty
Three leading female advocates of the campaign to control the international arms trade have called on governments to deliver a tough Arms Trade Treaty that is grounded in international human rights law to stop arms transfers that fuel global violence and conflict.
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