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The organization's concern for the safety of the civilian communities in the area is growing in the light of the recent 'disappearance' of Embera-KatÃo indigenous leader Kimy Pernia Domico...
The statement came as the local human rights group CALDH (Centro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos) launched a legal suit against officials of the military government of General RÃos Montt for the...
'The gravity of the human rights violations committed during General Avril's period in power, from his 1988 coup d'état to his departure in March 1990, cannot be ignored,' the organisation continued...
In the 21 years since John Penry was first sentenced to death, more than 50 countries have abolished the death penalty, bringing to 108 the number which have rejected this punishment in law or...
The Military Court of Appeal is due to hear today an appeal against the four-year prison sentence given to Lazaros Petromelidis in April 1999 by the Naval Court of Piraeus on charges of...
'Such an attack, deliberately killing teenagers on a night out, is shocking and reprehensible,' Amnesty International said. 'There can never be any justification for the targeting of civilians.'...
'Denied their right to liberty, to be presumed innocent and to be given a trial, these men join the ranks of all those other prisoners of conscience around the world who pay a high personal price in...
'The crackdown in Tiananmen Square may have happened 12 years ago but for many the pain is not confined to memory, it is a part of their everyday lives. The Chinese government owes justice to the...
Suleiman Mohamed Adam, 66, is considered by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely on account of his non-violent opinions and for peacefully exercising his rights to...
Suleiman Mohamed Adam, 66, is considered by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, detained solely on account of his non-violent opinions and for peacefully exercising his rights to...