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'In the original trial, the five defendants appear to have been convicted based on evidence obtained through torture,' Amnesty International said. 'Any retrial must be conducted in line with...
On 9 September 2002, at least 174 unarmed civilians were extrajudicially executed by members of the Burundian Army in Itaba commune, Gitega province. The killings, which remained hidden for over a...
'We regret that the Egyptian authorities did not permit us to conduct interviews with several men and Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights held in Egyptian prisons,' Amnesty...
Two other officers, General Edgar Augusto Godoy Gaytán and Colonel Juan Guillermo Oliva Carrera, who had faced the same charges, were acquitted. They were Colonel Valencia's superior officers in the...
'The Director of Public Prosecutions should immediately instigate criminal proceedings against the police officers involved. For justice to be done and seen to be done, there must be an independent...
Prior to the Committee's consideration of the UK's report, Amnesty International had submitted its concerns about the UK's implementation of the Convention, including in particular with respect to the...
The statement came as Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights from all over the world gather in Guadalajara, Mexico, for the International Forum of the Association for Women's...
Five of the men - 'Abd al-Naser Shehadeh al-Khamayseh, Samer Mahmud 'Amer; Ra'ed 'Abd al-Karim al-Kafafi, Ahmad Husayn 'Abdallah and Samir Sa'id Shabayeh - were then sentenced to life imprisonment...
The five prisoners of conscience Tian Chua, Saari Sungib, Hishamuddin Rais, Mohd Ezam Nor and Raja Petra Kamaruddin were arrested on 10 April 2001 and accused of plotting to overthrow the government...
'Once again, government authorities have failed to ensure that elections take place in a climate free from harassment and intimidation. All allegations of human rights violations, including torture...