July 2005

As Haiti prepares for elections, a new Amnesty International report warned that the country is awash with around 170,000 small arms, used by former military personnel and criminal gangs to kill, rape, intimidate and unlawfully detain civilians. Posted: 28 Jul 2005

As Leicestershire Police prepare to introduce electro-shock 'Tasers', Amnesty International issued the following briefing detailing its concerns that Tasers are potentially lethal and inherently open to abuse. Posted: 28 Jul 2005

svaw action. Bitondo Nyumba: Death after rape and inadequate medical care Posted: 28 Jul 2005

Amnesty International has accused the Nepalese government and the opposing Maoist rebels of seriously abusing children's rights during the ongoing armed conflict in the country. Posted: 26 Jul 2005

Amnesty International Scotland newsletter Spring 05 Posted: 26 Jul 2005

Amnesty International Scotland newsletter Summer 05 Posted: 26 Jul 2005

Amnesty International has issued a new appeal to religious leaders in Iraq calling on them to condemn attacks by armed groups. Posted: 25 Jul 2005

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Kenny Richey briefing Posted: 25 Jul 2005

Amnesty International is concerned about the incident on 22 July 2005 in which plainclothes officers shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes, a Brazilian national who had been working in the UK for the last three years. Amnesty International expresses its deepest sympathy to his family and friends on his tragic death. Posted: 25 Jul 2005

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On Wednesday 20 July and Thursday 21 July 2005, an Amnesty International delegate will be observing the judicial review proceedings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in the case of Hilal Abdul-Razzaq Ali Al-Jedda. Posted: 21 Jul 2005

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