November 2002

Amnesty International today strongly condemned attempts to return internally displaced persons to the Chechen Republic without safety guarantees. Posted: 29 Nov 2002

"Amnesty International is disappointed at the Irish Government's refusal to allow researchers of a joint Amnesty International and Irish Penal Reform Trust project to visit several named Irish prisons to investigate the issue of racism in Irish detention establishments", the human rights organisation said. Posted: 28 Nov 2002

Amnesty International renewed its appeal to the NATO-led Stabilisation Force (SFOR) to clarify the legal basis on which they are detaining Sabahudin Fiuljanin at the Task Force Eagle Base near Tuzla in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Posted: 28 Nov 2002

Amnesty International is gravely concerned by today's decision by a Thai court to extradite Sok Yoeun, a Cambodian national back to Cambodia. Posted: 28 Nov 2002

Amnesty International strongly condemns the deliberate targeting of civilians in this morning's suicide car bomb attack against an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya. Posted: 28 Nov 2002

Seeking justice for human rights abuses can be a life-threatening pursuit in Guatemala, Amnesty International said today, as the organization's International Legal Network, made up of approximately 5000 lawyers and other legal professionals from over 40 countries began a long term action in support of members of Guatemala's legal community. Posted: 27 Nov 2002

The recent killing of one of the principal witnesses in federal police investigations into 'death squads' in the state of Espírito Santo risks overshadowing the few advances made in the case, Amnesty International said. Posted: 27 Nov 2002

Amnesty International today called on the Chinese authorities to release all those currently detained or jailed for using the internet to peacefully express their views or exchange information, as it released a new report on the persecution of China's internet users. Posted: 27 Nov 2002

Amnesty International urged Russian lawmakers to abide by Moscow's international and constitutional obligations regarding freedom of expression when working on laws that may have an impact on the media. Posted: 27 Nov 2002

Amnesty International believes that any action the government of Turkmenistan takes to bring to justice those involved in yesterday's assassination attempt on President Saparmurad Niyazov must strictly abide by international human rights law. Posted: 27 Nov 2002

Amnesty International yesterday sent an open letter to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed welcoming the decision by the new government on 27th October 2002 to implement a comprehensive human rights program (Common Minimum Program). Posted: 26 Nov 2002

As the United Nations (UN) Security Council considers the latest report by the Panel of Experts and reviews sanctions on Liberia, Amnesty International supports the Panel of Experts' recommendation that the ban on arms, ammunition and other military assistance to Liberia remain in force. Posted: 24 Nov 2002

As authorities in Myanmar announced the release of 115 political prisoners, including 50 members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Amnesty International today called on the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to take further steps to release all prisoners of conscience. Posted: 24 Nov 2002

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have warned that new allegations of sexual abuse of women and children among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal show the human cost of one of the world's unresolved and forgotten refugee problems. Posted: 24 Nov 2002

Following the recent UN Committee against Torture's voicing of concern at evidence of widespread torture and ill-treatment in Egypt, Amnesty International today urged the Egyptian authorities to act swiftly to combat torture. Posted: 22 Nov 2002

Amnesty International wants to see an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the gravest crimes under international law perpetrated during the Khmer Rouge period of 1975-1979. Posted: 19 Nov 2002

Amnesty International is calling on the Czech authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful demonstration is protected and that international human rights standards are fully observed during policing operations for the NATO summit in Prague on 21 and 22 November 2002. Posted: 19 Nov 2002

"Any armed vigilante group endorsed by the authorities to conduct law enforcement functions in Nigeria which does not meet relevant human rights standards should be permanently dismantled, and those individuals responsible for violations, brought to justice," Amnesty International said today in a new report, Nigeria: Vigilante violence in South and South-East. Posted: 19 Nov 2002

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of Riad al-Turk, 72, prisoner of conscience and leading opposition activist, from 'Adra Prison following a personal Presidential amnesty on 16 November. Posted: 19 Nov 2002

Amnesty International condemns efforts by the Zimbabwean government to silence human rights defenders. Recent statements by government ministers signal intensified scrutiny and intimidation of NGOs who have spoken out about the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe. Posted: 19 Nov 2002