March 2005

Israeli and Palestinian authorities must take urgent steps to end the suffering of Palestinian women living under occupation and conflict, Amnesty International said today (31 March), as it published a new report on the issue. Posted: 31 Mar 2005

Posted: 31 Mar 2005

Responding to the momentum created by the proposals to reform the UN Commission on Human Rights, Amnesty International's Secretary General challenged all member states of the Commission to rise above national and regional interests and restore the credibility and legitimacy of the UN to protect victims of human rights abuse. Posted: 30 Mar 2005

Posted: 30 Mar 2005

Posted: 30 Mar 2005

Posted: 30 Mar 2005

Amnesty International said today (30 March) that the Zimbabwe government's systematic harassment of all opposition and violations of basic human rights in the run up to tomorrow's elections have made free participation in the elections impossible. Posted: 30 Mar 2005

Amnesty International today (30 March) urged members of the Security Council to refer crimes against humanity committed in Sudan to the International Criminal Court, when it votes on a draft French UN resolution today. Posted: 30 Mar 2005

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Posted: 24 Mar 2005

Former 'terrorism detainees' of the Kenyan authorities have alleged in interviews with Amnesty International that they were also secretly interrogated and threatened by foreign security agents whom they believe were from Mossad and the FBI. Posted: 23 Mar 2005

Two years after joining the Council of Europe, Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) continues to ignore its obligations to deal with the legacy of war crimes and police torture and ill-treatment, Amnesty International said in a new report. Posted: 22 Mar 2005

Posted: 22 Mar 2005

Posted: 22 Mar 2005

An initiative to create a Living Memorial for the activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa will be launched at City Hall in London on Tuesday 22 March, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the writer's death (10 November 2005). Posted: 21 Mar 2005

Posted: 21 Mar 2005

Posted: 21 Mar 2005

Posted: 21 Mar 2005

Posted: 21 Mar 2005