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LIBERIA: War in Lofa County does not justify killing, torture and abduction

Amnesty International is calling on the Liberian government to ensure that widespread torture , including rape and killings by the security forces of unarmed citizens suspected of supporting Liberian...

SUDAN: Talisman Energy must do more to protect human rights

As shareholders and institutional investors in Talisman Energy Inc., meet on May 1 in Calgary, Canada, the fighting between government of Sudan forces, armed opposition forces and various local...

GUATEMALA: concern at wave of attacks on civil society

FRG supporters broke up a peaceful demonstration organized outside the Supreme Court of Justice to protest against impunity and request the arrest of ex-dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt for...

ITALY: Amnesty International calls for an independent inquiry into actions by law enforcement officers during Global Forum in Naples

The demonstration, held during the Global Forum, degenerated into violent clashes between groups of demonstrators attempting to enter the conference area and law enforcement officers. Both officers...

TUNISIA: Free Néjib Hosni, prisoner of conscience

'The case of Néjib Hosni, imprisoned because of his activities on behalf of victims of repression, is an example of the relentless campaign to which human rights defenders are increasingly being...

TURKEY: Amnesty international concerns about prosposed amendments to Anti-Terror Law.

Amnesty International has repeatedly raised its concern with the Turkish Government that the imprisonment of people in solitary confinement or small group isolation may amount to cruel, inhuman or...

THAILAND: Prime Minister asked to halt executions

The appeal, on behalf of Amnesty International's one million members, is in response to the Thai government's recent announcement that it would 'speed up the execution of drug convicts'. While...

UNCHR: Acts to prevent 'disappearances' but continues to ignore grave violations in some countries

If the CHR is to live up to its role as the world's primary human rights body it must protect human rights on their merits rather than protect the narrow self-interests of the governments that make up...

CHINA: Farmers arrested and reportedly tortured over Three Gorges Dam Project

The four were reportedly among eight farmers' representatives from Gaoyang, who planned to go to Beijing in early March to present a petition to the government, complaining that local officials had...

JORDAN: Amnesty International calls for a new chance for justice

The nine men, charged with carrying out a series of politically-motivated bombings in March and April 1998. They were tried two years ago before military judges in the State Security Court, whose...