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WORLD AND REGIONAL SUMMITS: rights of free expression and assembly must be upheld

After examining a report from its observer in Québec City, the organization expressed concern about: • the excessive use of tear gas on protesters not involved in violent behaviour or posing any...

USA - New Amnesty International report : 'Consensual' executions, Timothy McVeigh, and the brutalizing futility of the death penalty

'Whether consensual or not, executions simply serve to reiterate the cruelty and brutalizing futility of a government policy which toys with human life and responds to killing with further killing,'...

TURKEY: Urgent need to end isolation in Turkish prisons

'Amnesty International calls on the authorities to end abuses in the prisons and ensure that prisoners be allowed to associate widely with each other for at least several hours each day' added the...

SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: A missed opportunity for human rights

'The challenge to address the region's outstanding human rights concerns remains a pressing need,' the organization added. Amnesty International welcomed the commitment to democracy at the centre of...

SIERRA LEONE: The international community's resolve to end impunity must be strengthened

'The investigation and prosecution of crimes under international law are a responsibility which must be shouldered by the international community as a whole,' Amnesty International said. 'Relying on...

GUATEMALA: Crying out for justice

'The Guatemalan government must make a serious commitment to bring to justice perpetrators of past human rights violations and the international community must keep up the pressure to ensure that...

SUDAN: Church shootings and arrests must be investigated.

'Amnesty International is concerned that at least nine people, including Children's rights, were flogged as punishment, after being convicted with 47 others for causing 'public disturbance' in an...

THAILAND: Executions will not curb drug trade

'It is outrageous for the new Thaksin government to flaunt its tough anti-drugs stance by executing people. The death penalty provides no solution to growing crime rates. Instead it entrenches a...

INDIA: Hostages must be released

Paul Leo was reportedly taken hostage by an armed Kuki group while on his way to Imphal (capital of Manipur) on 17 April. The incident happened only a few days after the massacre of at least ten...

HAITI: A crucial moment for human rights

In a new report released today Amnesty International details President Aristide's human rights challenges as well as a series of recommendations to deal effectively with them. 'The electoral campaign...