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Bulgaria: Residents of Dragash Voyvoda are dying as a result of gross neglect

The organisation is concerned that most of the deaths were caused by lack of adequate medical treatment. The organisation is also concerned that conditions in this institution, which provides...

Equatorial Guinea: The UN Commission on Human rights must act in the interest of human rights

'International monitoring in Equatorial Guinea is essential, especially now when human rights violations are still being perpetrated, including the incommunicado detention for a month of more than...

Greece: Conscientious objector faces imprisonment

On 16 April the Military Court of Appeal is due to hear an appeal against the four-year prison sentence given to Lazaros Petromelidis in April 1999 by the Naval Court of Piraeus on charges of...

Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International calls on the UN Security Council to immediately deploy an independent investigation into human rights abuses in Jenin

'According to the principles of international law, when deaths have occurred in disputed circumstances there must be an impartial investigation with the cooperation of all sides,' said Amnesty...

ISRAEL/OCCUPIED TERRITORIES: HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATES ARRIVE AT JENIN

The delegation, which includes Javier Zúñiga, Director of Regional Strategy in the International Secretariat of the organisation; Kathleen Cavanaugh, from the Department of Law at Galway University...

Spain: The deadly consequences of racism - torture and ill-treatment

In the report 'Spain: Crisis of identity – race-related torture and ill-treatment by state agents', launched today in Madrid, the human rights organisation documented a notable increase in the cases...

Venezuela: Human rights and rule of law must be upheld in times of crisis

The organisation vigorously condemns the killing of at least 11 protestors and injuring of over 100 others in the mass demonstration against Hugo Chávez's presidency. Supporters of the ousted...

USA: NEW REPORT FINDS CAMP X-RAY AND CAMP RHINO UNDERMINE HUMAN RIGHTS

'The US government must ensure that all its actions in relation to those in its custody in Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay comply with international law and standards,' Amnesty International said....

ASYLUM: NEW BILL STILL WIDE OF THE MARK, SAY REFUGEE COUNCIL, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND OXFAM

Nick Hardwick, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council, speaking on behalf of the three agencies, said: 'Though the Government has shown a clear intention to address issues around economic migration...

ISRAEL / OT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SEND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS

In recognition of the call by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to deploy a imonitoring force as well as other recent comments on the issue made by Colin Powell and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Amnesty...