Press Releases

In a five-page appeal to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) opening today (2 March 2002), Amnesty International described the gathering as 'a unique chance for the international...

'If the peace initiative is to be successful it must not repeat the mistakes of the past. One of the reasons why the Oslo Agreement of 1993 failed was because human rights were not at its centre.'...

'Norway is in an unique position to play an important role in strengthening the human rights dimension of the Security Council's consultations and resolutions. This is especially important at a time...

Grigory Pasko was sentenced to four years imprisonment in December 2001, accused of intending to pass on information to a foreign journalist that would 'harm the battle readiness of the Pacific Fleet'...

The 57-page report, 'Guatemala's Lethal Legacy: Past Impunity and Renewed Human Rights Violations', shows that the 'corporate mafia state' is made up of certain economic actors, including subsidiaries...

Mohamed Smain, President of the Relizane branch (western Algeria) of the League for the Defence of Human Rights , Ligue algérienne pour la défense des droits de l'homme (LADDH), was convicted by the...

Ivor Frank has been mandated by the organisation to observe the proceedings on its behalf. He is reporting to the organisation alone and is not authorised to communicate his observations on the...

The organisation condemned Wednesday's hijacking of a commercial aircraft and the kidnapping of Senator Jorge Gechen Turbay which sparked the presidential decision to regain control of the...

'This is a step closer towards creating a death penalty-free zone.' Protocol No. 13 bans the death penalty in all circumstances, including for crimes committed in times of war or imminent danger of...

'The kidnapping and murder of a journalist, or of any civilian, violates the most fundamental principles of humanity. Those responsible for the murder of Daniel Pearl must be brought to justice,'...