Press releases in 2000

'Acts of violence create a climate of fear where individuals are unable to excercise their rights to freedom of expression and association,' Amnesty International said. 'This can also jeopardize the...

'Rodolfo Montiel Flores and Teodoro Cabrera GarcÃa are prisoners of conscience ,' Amnesty International declared on Saturday 1 April. 'Their only crime was to oppose logging operations threatening...

The protesters were calling for the return of the bodies of five alleged militants who had earlier been killed by security forces. Protesters claimed they had been arrested before being killed in...

The extension of carriersÌ sanctions to cover lorries crossing the Channel will place the onus on drivers to ensure that their cargo does not include potential asylum-seekers . Otherwise they risk...

'While AI does not take a position on the question of membership of governments to international bodies, the Council of Europe has a duty to its own human rights standards,'Amnesty International said...

'This is yet another example of harassment of {human rights defenders} by the authorities in Kenya,' said Amnesty International. The 11 activists included three members of the Kenya Human Rights...

'It comes as no surprise that the government does not accept scrutiny of its record - not a single UN committee criticism has been seriously considered by the current administration.' Australia's own...

In its report, 'Short term detention and harassment of dissidents,' Amnesty International details these and other punitive measures against the exercise of fundamental freedoms, including orchestrated...

Members of an opposition party reported that they were attacked by a group of armed men as they handed out pamphlets in Port-au-Prince on 29 March. On 28 March, outside the capital, a candidate from...

'We hope that the visit will take place in the year 2000 and that the Special Rapporteur will report to the 2001 session of the UN Commission on Human Rights.' Amnesty International said. Saudi Arabia...