September 2004

EU arms controls are not strong enough to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands, a coalition of 55 European NGOs warned today. They said there were major loopholes in the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports, which must be strengthened without delay. Posted: 30 Sep 2004

Campaigners for tough controls on the international arms trade welcomed today's (30 September 2004) announcement from UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw that the UK supports an international treaty to control the deadly trade in arms that takes thousands of lives every year. Posted: 30 Sep 2004

Amnesty International and the Belfast Festival at Queen's are delighted to announce that comedian Ed Byrne will headline the Stand Up For Justice comedy benefit at Belfast's Elmwood Hall on Tuesday 2nd November. Posted: 29 Sep 2004

Two teenage boys and a father are feared to have 'disappeared' after being rearrested on the very day they were due for release from an illegal spell in prison in Nepal, said Amnesty International today (28 September 2004). One boy was allegedly beaten and electrocuted during torture in detention. Posted: 28 Sep 2004

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(Brussels, 27 September, 2004) As the European Union embarks on the next stage of development of the 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice' (AFSJ), an Amnesty International report released today calls for a firm commitment from the EU to focus more on the human rights implications of what it is doing. Posted: 27 Sep 2004

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The killing of two people during the current state of emergency bear all the hallmarks of extrajudicial executions, said Amnesty International today (24 September). The organisation is calling upon the authorities to fully and impartially investigate these deaths. Posted: 24 Sep 2004

Amnesty International is calling for a full and independent inquiry into the deaths of at least ten people, since 2 September 2004, at Porta Farm, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Harare. Posted: 23 Sep 2004

Amnesty International today (23 September) called for the immediate and unconditional release of Giorgos Monastiriotis, a Greek soldier imprisoned for his conscientious opposition to participating in the recent war in Iraq. Posted: 23 Sep 2004

Today, the UK authorities have finally announced that an inquiry into the 1989 killing of Patrick Finucane in Northern Ireland will be established. However, instead of announcing a public judicial inquiry under the Tribunal of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921, the UK authorities have stated that the inquiry will be held on the basis of legislation to be introduced shortly. Posted: 23 Sep 2004

Amnesty International today (22 September) strongly condemned the beheading of two American hostages and appeals for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. Posted: 22 Sep 2004

Just returned from Darfur in Sudan, Amnesty International said today (21 Sept) that fighting is continuing and people are still being forced from their homes, while parts of the government are in denial about what is happening. Posted: 21 Sep 2004

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