Press releases in 2001

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...

'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,'...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

'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...

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...

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...