April 2005

Amnesty International has issued an 'urgent action' appeal on behalf of at least 35 men at risk of being flogged in Saudi Arabia for having attended a 'gay wedding'. Posted: 29 Apr 2005

Groups guidance on media work Posted: 29 Apr 2005

One year after the Abu Ghraib photographs shocked the world, those tortured by US soldiers have still not received justice, said Amnesty International today (28 April), and evidence of abuse of Iraqis by their own authorities continues to come to light. Posted: 28 Apr 2005

A 21-year-old woman, the mother of a toddler, reportedly faces execution on Monday (2 May) in Yemen, despite being only 16 when the death sentence was passed, said Amnesty International today. The Yemeni Penal Code expressly prohibits the execution of anyone convicted of crimes committed when they were under 18. She had reportedly been tortured to force her to confess, and has since maintained her innocence. Posted: 28 Apr 2005

Interview of the the director of Private by Kristyan Benedict Posted: 28 Apr 2005

May 2005 Monthly Mailing: GNL Posted: 28 Apr 2005

Amnesty International warmly welcomes reports that two prisoners of conscience will soon be released as part of an amnesty for more than 7500 prisoners. The amnesty marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the Viet Nam War on 30 April. Posted: 28 Apr 2005

Posted: 28 Apr 2005

If the Justice and Peace Bill is approved, victims of human rights abuses and their relatives may never know the truth about the crimes committed against them or see the perpetrators of these abuses brought to justice, Amnesty International said today as Congress debates the draft Justice and Peace legislation, which is designed to provide a legal framework for the demobilization of illegal armed groups. Posted: 26 Apr 2005

Action based on peaceful political beliefs in Belarus has become near to impossible, said Amnesty International today (26 April) as it launched a new report. The Belarusian authorities are increasingly employing harassment, intimidation, excessive force, mass detentions and long-term imprisonment as methods to quash any civil or political dissent, said the organisation. Posted: 26 Apr 2005

Posted: 26 Apr 2005

Amnesty International today called for Turkey's Court of Appeal to urgently re-examine the case of four police officers acquitted of the torture and rape of two teenage girls after a massively delayed and grossly inadequate investigation and trial. Posted: 25 Apr 2005

Amnesty International calls on the Israeli authorities to investigate recent incidents of poisoning of Palestinian fields and the increasingly frequent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villagers in the West Bank. Posted: 25 Apr 2005

Posted: 25 Apr 2005

Amnesty International welcomes the resolution adopted yesterday (20 April) by the UN Commission on Human Rights requesting the UN Secretary General to appoint a Special Representative on the issue of business and human rights. Posted: 22 Apr 2005

A trial of police officers in Turkey accused of the torture and rape of two teenagers, one only 16 at the time, is to resume on Friday 22 April. The two young women have still not received justice six years after the judicial process first began. Amnesty International has serious concerns about the proceedings and is sending observers to monitor the trial. Posted: 21 Apr 2005

Amnesty International today (20 April) called on all judges to decline appointments as chairs or panel members to any inquiry established under the recently enacted Inquiries Act 2005, including an inquiry into allegations of state collusion in the murder of Patrick Finucane. The organisation is also urging the Act's repeal. Posted: 20 Apr 2005

Posted: 20 Apr 2005

Posted: 20 Apr 2005

Amnesty International strongly condemns the Israeli authorities' decision, announced today, to renew the restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities on anti-nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu. Posted: 20 Apr 2005