news blogNovember 2003
Ireland project summary
Posted: 28 Nov 2003
Ireland project main document
Posted: 28 Nov 2003
UK/Iraq: Amnesty condemns Blunkett's 'dangerous precedent'
Amnesty International has today criticised plans by Home Secretary David Blunkett to force Iraqi asylum-seekers to return to their country, despite a worsening security situation in Iraq. Posted: 28 Nov 2003
Sudan: Government failure leads to humanitarian crisis
The Sudanese government is largely responsible for the human rights crisis in Darfur, western Sudan, Amnesty International said today after its delegates returned from visiting refugee camps in eastern Chad. Posted: 28 Nov 2003
UK: Fundraising - Amnesty International welcomes proposed regulation in Queen's speech
Amnesty International has today welcomed the inclusion of a charities' bill in the Queen's speech which should enable the work of the human rights organisation to be officially recognised as charitable as well as ensuring proper regulation for charity fundraisers. Posted: 27 Nov 2003
gcc: faith: usa
Posted: 27 Nov 2003
UK: Asylum statistics - targets met but at what cost?
Home Office statistics released today fail to show the human cost of meeting asylum targets, Amnesty International said. As the government announced that it has met its target of halving asylum applications, the human rights organisation criticised Britain's erosion of protection to people fleeing human rights abuses in their home countries. Posted: 27 Nov 2003
Refugee: New legislative Proposals on Asylum Reform
Posted: 27 Nov 2003
gcc: general tips
Posted: 26 Nov 2003
Greece: Call for independent investigation into ill-treatment of British and other demonstrators
Amnesty International has written to the Greek Minister of the Interior regarding allegations of ill-treatment made by four protestors, including British citizen Simon Chapman, detained after the June 2003 EU Summit in Thessaloniki who are currently on hunger strike. Posted: 25 Nov 2003
UK: Asylum - Queen's Speech measures raise spectre of asylum-seekers being returned to torture and persecution
Amnesty International today (25 November 2003) warned that proposals for new asylum legislation expected in tomorrow's Queen's Speech may seriously endanger the lives of asylum-seekers. Posted: 25 Nov 2003
Viet Nam: Freedom forbidden even in cyberspace
The government of Viet Nam is engaged in a crackdown on internet users and has sentenced at least 10 people to long prison terms for criticising the government online and emailing overseas Vietnamese groups, said Amnesty International as it published a new report today (26 November 2003). Posted: 25 Nov 2003
European Union: Asylum - Amnesty International backs UNHCR criticism of EU asylum proposals
Amnesty International today (24 November 2003) backed criticism by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Ruud Lubbers that proposed EU asylum laws to be discussed at this week's EU Justice and Home Affairs Council may erode international standards. Posted: 24 Nov 2003
Liberia: Rapes and killings continue despite UN presence
Despite the peace agreement of 18 August 2003 and the establishment of a United Nations (UN) peace-keeping operation, civilians continue to be killed, raped, used as forced labour and driven from their homes, an Amnesty International delegation recently returned from Liberia has concluded. Posted: 24 Nov 2003
scotland: pr nov 21 refugees
Posted: 21 Nov 2003
scotland: pr nov 7
Posted: 21 Nov 2003
Medical Newsletter: Russia - Confinement of children with mental disability
November 2003 Posted: 21 Nov 2003
Medical Newsletter: Electrical Devices Used by Prison Officers, Police and Security Forces
November 2003 Posted: 21 Nov 2003
Burma (Myanmar): Amnesty International plans second visit
Amnesty International plans to visit Burma (Myanmar) in December following confirmation from the Burmese military government. The visit will take place between 2 and 19 December 2003. Posted: 21 Nov 2003
Iraq: US house demolitions could be illegal
In a letter to United States Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Amnesty International has this week called on the US to make clear whether the demolition of Iraqi houses is being used as a collective punishment. The organisation's call comes after the reported demolition of several Iraqi homes by US soldiers in Iraq. Posted: 21 Nov 2003
