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SOMALILAND: Suleiman Mohamed Adam must be released immediately

Suleiman Mohamed Adam, 66, is considered by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely on account of his non-violent opinions and for peacefully exercising his rights to...

SOMALILAND: Suleiman Mohamed Adam must be released immediately

Suleiman Mohamed Adam, 66, is considered by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely on account of his non-violent opinions and for peacefully exercising his rights to...

CHINA: Tiananmen Square - still on the agenda

'The crackdown in Tiananmen Square may have happened 12 years ago but for many the pain is not confined to memory, it is a part of their everyday lives. The Chinese government owes justice to the...

JAMAICA: Patrick Genius inquest - A first step to end impunity?

The ruling came nearly a year and a half after Patrick Genius was killed by police officers in Kingston, Jamaica on 13 December 1999. The autopsy report into his death indicated that he had sustained...

WORLD REPORT CRITICISES UK ASYLUM RECORD

The UK entry in the Amnesty International Report 2001 highlights: * The lack of access to legal advice for 'dispersed' asylum-seekers * The hostile attitudes facing many asylum-seekers * The detention...

TIBETAN MUSICIAN CASE MARKS 40 YEARS OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNING

Now in his thirties, Ngawang Choephel, who is in urgent need of medical treatment, has been transferred to a prison in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, supposedly to receive hospital treatment. During...

TRANSVESTITE CASE MARKS 40 YEARS OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNING

Police claim Vanesa Lorena Ledesma died from a ‘cardiac arrest', though an autopsy reportedly showed she had been tortured, including being beaten while handcuffed, with severe bruising to feet...

TRANSVESTITE CASE MARKS 40 YEARS OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Police claim Vanesa Lorena Ledesma died from a ‘cardiac arrest', though an autopsy reportedly showed she had been {tortured}, including being beaten while handcuffed, with severe bruising to feet...

INDONESIA: First execution in five years - a step back

The two men, Gerson Pandie and Fredik Soru, both 34 years old, were sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Theopilus and Marselina Pingak, and their two adopted Children's rights, Memori and...

ETHIOPIA: Freedom of expression and association under attack

'These human rights defenders are being held solely for peacefully carrying out their legitimate human rights work. The Ethiopian government should release them immediately and unconditionally,' the...