August 2004

Amnesty International today (31 August) expressed deep shock at the execution of 12 Nepalese men who had been taken hostage in Iraq. The human rights organisation is appealing for the immediate and unconditional release of all remaining hostages and urges all armed groups to cease such activities. Posted: 31 Aug 2004

Amnesty International today (31 August) condemned in the strongest terms the suicide attacks on two buses in Be'er Sheva in the south of Israel, which killed at least 15 people and wounded 90 others. The Palestinian armed group Hamas reportedly claimed responsibility for carrying out the attacks. Posted: 31 Aug 2004

As International Day of the 'Disappeared' (30 August) is commemorated a new report from Amnesty International reveals that the organisation received information on 378 cases of 'disappearances' in Nepal over the last year - more cases than in the previous five years put together, and more than anywhere else in the world. Posted: 30 Aug 2004

With yesterday's decision of the Chilean Supreme Court to confirm the lifting of Augusto Pinochet's immunity from prosecution regarding his accountability for 'Operation Condor', Chile's highest court has shown its clear will to move forward in the search for truth and justice, Amnesty International said today (27 August). Posted: 27 Aug 2004

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(Madrid - Lima) One year on from publication of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report, the Peruvian government needs to show the necessary political will to put an end to impunity for human rights violations committed during the 20 years of internal conflict, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 26 Aug 2004

Islamist leaders have threatened to 'lay siege to' the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat religious community's headquarters in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka tomorrow (27 August) unless the government declares the sect to be 'non-Muslim'. This is the latest in a series of attempts by Islamist groups to prevent Ahmadis from openly practising their beliefs. Islamist groups have tried to shut down community centres, put up hate signs on Ahmadi places of worship and have confiscated religious materials and prayer books. Amnesty International believes the community is at serious risk of violent attack. Posted: 26 Aug 2004

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Rather than taking decisive action to curb widespread human rights violations in Darfur, the Sudanese government is seeking instead to gag those who are speaking about the abuses, Amnesty International said in a new report published today (25 August). Posted: 25 Aug 2004

Joint Statement Of NGO Observers At Guantánamo Bay Military Commission Proceedings Representatives of human rights and legal organisations invited to observe military commission proceedings at the US Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba have expressed concern that they are being denied access to key participants in commission proceedings. Posted: 24 Aug 2004

Amnesty International today (24 August 2004) expressed its outrage at the reported execution of a girl believed to be 16 years old for "acts incompatible with chastity". Ateqeh Rajabi was reportedly publicly hanged on a street in the city centre of Neka, northern Iran, on 15 August 2004. Posted: 24 Aug 2004

Amnesty International today (24 August 2004) expressed serious concern for the safety and security of people taking part in demonstrations in Bangladesh this week, and called for a full investigation into recent violence in the country. Posted: 24 Aug 2004

As Jack Straw prepares for his visit to Darfur in western Sudan on Monday (23 August), Amnesty International said today that it is still receiving reports of serious human rights violations in Darfur. Posted: 20 Aug 2004

Amnesty International has said it is essential that the killings of more than 150 Congolese refugees in Burundi last Friday (13 August) be the subject of an independent international investigation. Findings should be made public, and the perpetrators brought to justice. Posted: 19 Aug 2004

An Amnesty International delegate, Jumana Musa, will attend the preliminary hearings of the first military commissions at Guantánamo Bay next week. Posted: 19 Aug 2004

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