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Colombia: European Union should insist on human rights guarantees

Amnesty International is concerned that although the the EU Presidency in effect endorsed these recommendations at the 2001 UN Commission on Human Rights, and the European Parliament has issued...

Indonesia: Amnesty International delegation to visit Papua

The delegation will meet with a wide range of human rights activists as well as victims of human rights violations during visits to Jayapura, Manokwari and Wamena. The organisation also hopes to meet...

Nepal: Amnesty International condemns horrific killings of teachers by Maoists

Muktinath Adhikari was reportedly abducted by Maoists on 16 January while teaching at the Pandini Sanskrit Secondary school at Duradanda, Lamjung district. A group of four Maoists tied his hands...

SIERRA LEONE: An independent prosecution policy must be assured

Amnesty International fears that if these issues are not addressed the credibility and the effectiveness of the Special Court could be at stake and undermine efforts to ensure respect for human rights...

Sudan: Harassment of the 'Khartoum Monitor' must stop

On 15 January, Nhial Bol, the Khartoum Monitor's Chief Editor, was sentenced to six months imprisonment unless he pays a fine of 5 million Sudanese dinars (about USD 1,905). The newspaper was fined 15...

United Kingdom: Escalating sectarian violence must be addressed

In yet a further exacerbation of the situation, a 20-year-old Catholic postal worker, Daniel McColgan, was killed by the Loyalist armed group, the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). He was shot by two...

ZIMBABWE: Baseless allegations against civil society are an open invitation to attack them

On 17 and 18 January 2002, the Zimbabwe Herald newspaper alleged that Amani Trust has been 'funding covert operations against Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)'; that it is...

AFGHANISTAN: Independent justice system is the key to respect and protect human rights

'While efforts from the international community to rebuild the country's physical infrastructure should be further increased, the establishment of government institutions is equally vital for the...

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Transfer of six Algerians to US custody puts them at risk

The Bosnian Federation Supreme Court order under which the men are being held in investigative detention is due to expire tomorrow, 18 January. Amnesty International fears that if transferred to the...

Cameroon: Human rights defender targeted and harassed

Abdoulaye Math, President of the Mouvement de la défense des droits de l'homme et des libertés (MDDHL) - Movement for the defence of freedom and human rights - was arrested on 16 January 2002 in...