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UK: Amnesty International Submission to House Of Lords Opposing Indefinite Detention

Next week, from Monday 4 October 2004, an Amnesty International delegate will also be observing the proceedings before the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (the House of Lords) in the case of...

UK: Campaigners herald Jack Straw's 'major move' on arms controls

Amnesty International, Oxfam and IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms) launched the global Control Arms campaign almost exactly one year ago. It calls for a legally-binding, international...

Europe: Flimsy controls fail to prevent EU countries selling arms to human rights abusers

The call comes as the NGOs launch a report called Taking Control: The Case for a More Effective EU Code of Conduct 'The EU Code is a first step, but clearly it is not meeting its objective of ensuring...

NI: Ed Byrne to headline Belfast Amnesty benefit

Amnesty International and the Belfast Festival at Queen’s are delighted to announce that comedian Ed Byrne will headline the Stand Up For Justice comedy benefit at Belfast's Elmwood Hall on Tuesday...

Nepal: Two teenage boys and father

Govinda Damai, 18, was seen by his prison guard being taken away by a group of security personnel on Sunday evening, 26 September 2004. A court had found he was being detained illegally and ordered...

Europe : EU Must Focus on Human Rights Implications of Asylum and Security Policy

Amnesty International’s 24-page document puts forward a wide range of policy proposals on human rights observance in the areas of asylum, immigration, and judicial and police cooperation within the...

Jamaica: Alleged Extrajudicial Killings by Army Must be Fully Investigated

Amnesty International Jamaica researcher Piers Bannister said: 'In a meeting in March 2003, the Chief of Staff of the Jamaican Defence Force assured an Amnesty International delegation that human...

Zimbabwe: Ten Dead Following Police Use of Tear Gas

On 2 September, riot police, 'war veterans' and members of the youth 'militia' reportedly went to Porta Farm to forcibly evict some 10,000 people, many of whom have been living there since 1991. The...

UK: Suspicion Over Finucane Announcement

Amnesty International views this announcement with great suspicion. It states that the Finucane inquiry will require the introduction of new legislation to take account of 'the requirements of...

Greece: Greek Soldier Imprisoned for Refusing to Fight in Iraq Should be Released Immediately

On 13 September 2004 conscientious objector Monastiriotis, 24, was arrested and brought directly to the Naval Court of Piraeus for trial. He was sentenced on the same day to three years and four...