April 2003

On the day that the UK's domestic gun amnesty ends, Mick North, the father of a five-year-old victim of the Dunblane shootings, has joined forces with Amnesty International and Oxfam to accuse the Government of double standards in its approach to arms export controls. Posted: 30 Apr 2003

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Posted: 30 Apr 2003

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Posted: 30 Apr 2003

Following a further incident today in Falluja, west of Baghdad, where three civilians were shot dead and a further eight were wounded, Amnesty International is calling on the US authorities to establish a thorough, independent and public investigation into these killings. Posted: 30 Apr 2003

Basra) "Everyone here needs security." "There is no safety." These are statements that Amnesty International delegates in southern Iraq have heard repeated over and over again. Posted: 29 Apr 2003

Basra) "Everyone here needs security." "There is no safety." These are statements that Amnesty International delegates in southern Iraq have heard repeated over and over again. Posted: 29 Apr 2003

Basra) "Everyone here needs security." "There is no safety." These are statements that Amnesty International delegates in southern Iraq have heard repeated over and over again. Posted: 29 Apr 2003

Basra) "Everyone here needs security." "There is no safety." These are statements that Amnesty International delegates in southern Iraq have heard repeated over and over again. Posted: 29 Apr 2003

Almost four years after the end of the conflict in Kosovo, and despite continuing UN and NATO presence, Serb, Roma and other ethnic minority people are still at serious risk of being killed or assaulted, says a new report published by Amnesty International today. Posted: 29 Apr 2003

The international community must act urgently to end abduction, displacement and death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International urged in a new report today. Posted: 28 Apr 2003

Amnesty International expressed grave concern today at the disturbing article and images portrayed in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet which show American soldiers escorting naked Iraqi men through a park in Baghdad. Posted: 25 Apr 2003

Amnesty International today (25 April 2003) strongly criticised the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) for failing to call for the deployment of human rights monitors in Iraq. Posted: 25 Apr 2003

Following repeated death threats against Clara Britos, the owner and editor of the monthly newspaper La Tapa in Guernica, Buenos Aires, Amnesty International is calling for an immediate and independent investigation and urging the authorities to bring those responsible to justice. Posted: 25 Apr 2003

A new report released today (24 April) by Amnesty International concludes that the US justice system values white life more than black. Posted: 24 Apr 2003

Amnesty International is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for its 12th annual UK Media Awards. Posted: 24 Apr 2003

Posted: 23 Apr 2003

Posted: 23 Apr 2003