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Tampa's asylum-seekers: Amnesty International's role in the case before the Australian Federal Court

'Applying to the court to intervene in this case is consistent with our organisation's mandate to promote respect for human rights recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly...

BELARUS: Right to speak out violated ahead of presidential elections

'The election trail should have been regarded as a window of opportunity for free and fair debate and to place Belarus' failing human rights record back on the country's political agenda, not to...

SYRIA: Release prisoners of conscience al-Turk and al-Humsi immediately

The human rights organisation considers Riad al-Turk and Mamun al-Humsi prisoners of conscience , arrested solely for their peaceful expression of their political opinions. The organization is also...

TUNISIA: The authorities must put an end to widespread human rights violations

'Around 1,000 political prisoners, mostly prisoners of conscience, languish in Tunisian prisons where they suffer cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. The repression is directed at the full range...

LIBYA: Releases positive but not enough

'The release of dozens of political prisoners in Libya is a very positive step,' Amnesty International said. 'However, we remain concerned about the hundreds of remaining political prisoners, many of...

AFRICA: Account for the disappeared

'The governments concerned must take all necessary steps to account for all cases of the 'disappeared' by conducting independent and impartial investigations, with the aim of bringing all those...

SOMALILAND: Detained Sultans should be given fair trial or released

Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdiqadir, Sultan Mohamed Sultan Hirsi, Sultan Ahmad Sheikh, Sultan Hadi and Abdullah Farar Harbi were arrested in Hargeisa in the early hours of Thursday 23 August and are...

'TAMPA' CARGO VESSEL: Australia must not shirk its obligations towards asylum-seekers

'With the ship currently in Australian territorial waters and with Australian troops on board, the Australian authorities are undoubtedly seized with the responsibility to examine the passengers'...

AMERICAS: Day of the 'disappeared' - Where are they?

'Day in, day out, the relatives of the thousands of people who have 'disappeared' in the past three decades endure the agonizing suffering of not knowing what happened to their Children's rights...

EUROPE: Thousands of 'disappeared' await justice

The organization is calling on the governments concerned to take any necessary steps to clarify all cases of 'disappearance' by conducting independent and impartial investigations, with the aim of...