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Amnesty International's 35-page report, 'Pakistan: Transfers to US custody without human rights guarantees', shows that Pakistani and non-Pakistani nationals have been arbitrarily arrested on...

'However, the extrajudicial nature of gacaca and the inadequate preparation for its start, coupled with the present government's intolerance of dissent and unwillingness to address its own poor human...

'Since July 2001, the authorities have attempted to silence judge Mokhtar Yahiaoui who had used his right to freedom of expression to call for the principle of the independence of the judiciary to be...

The meeting is hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) government and is being attended by India, China, USA, Japan, the European Union, Norway, Russia and international agencies such as the World Bank. It...

The organisation is concerned at reports that drastic and ill-thought-out asylum measures running counter to international human rights standards are to be discussed at the meeting. Amnesty...

'The attack is shocking,' Amnesty International said. 'There is no justification for the targeting of civilians.' 'Deliberately killing civilians violates fundamental principles of international law...

The poll, commissioned by Amnesty International UK, the Commonwealth Institute, RefAid, Refugee Action, Refugee Council, Save the Children's rights UK and the United Nations High Commissioner for...

The trial into the massacre of 19 land activists six years ago saw the prosecutions of a Colonel, two Majors, one Captain, four lieutenants, 11 sergeants and 127 soldiers of the Pará Military Police...

The tour will start with a Public Rally in London on Tuesday 18 June 2002, and will proceed to Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, the USA and Canada. 'While the political debate rages about...

'The fact that Amnesty International was invited to present its findings to the Commission in Zanzibar on 22 May 2002, demonstrates a real commitment to learning exactly what happened during the...