Press releases in 2004

Sixteen prison officers were reportedly injured in the riots last night by thirty-five loyalist prisoners. 'Maghaberry is neither a fit nor a safe place for asylum seekers, who have often fled trouble...

In the wake of last night's riots in Maghaberry Prison, Amnesty International has repeated its call for an end to the detention of asylum seekers in the prison. Sixteen prison officers were reportedly...

The call came as numerous Haitian non-governmental organisations mobilise today to draw attention to the Haitian people's struggle for respect of their fundamental human rights. The organisations will...

The city-state has hanged more than 400 people in the last 13 years. According to recent UN figures Singapore's per capita execution rate of 13.57 executions per one million population is nearly three...

The report includes allegations of officers punching, kicking and beating detainees, in one case allegedly kneeling on the head of a 62-year-old man and breaking his nose against the floor. The report...

'The new measures, which limit and impede unofficial internet use, constitute yet another attempt to cut off Cubans' access to alternative views,' said Amnesty International. 'Following last year's...

Amnesty International is calling for the speedy adoption of a treaty giving strong protection against enforced disappearance. Amnesty International said: 'An effective treaty would be a significant...

Amnesty International's report calls for policies that ensure the EU does not abandon its international obligations to protect refugees and for more EU supervision of human rights compliance within EU...

In two documents, 'Burundi: Commitment to Human Rights is Essential, An appeal to participants of the international donor conference', and its background briefing, 'Burundi: A Critical Time'...

The settlers, reportedly co-ordinated by local landowners, invaded the Surumu Catholic mission, in the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, on 6 January 2004. Brother Joao Carlos Martinez from...