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Since the last Amnesty International mission to the country in June 1998, a number of positive steps have been taken by the authorities, including the release of 28 {political prisoners,} among them...

Since the last Amnesty International mission to the country in June 1998, a number of positive steps have been taken by the authorities, including the release of 28 political prisoners, among them...

'The Guatemalan government must make a serious commitment to bring to justice perpetrators of past human rights violations and the international community must keep up the pressure to ensure that...

'The investigation and prosecution of crimes under international law are a responsibility which must be shouldered by the international community as a whole,' Amnesty International said. 'Relying on...

'The challenge to address the region's outstanding human rights concerns remains a pressing need,' the organization added. Amnesty International welcomed the commitment to democracy at the centre of...

'Amnesty International calls on the authorities to end abuses in the prisons and ensure that prisoners be allowed to associate widely with each other for at least several hours each day' added the...

'Whether consensual or not, executions simply serve to reiterate the cruelty and brutalizing futility of a government policy which toys with human life and responds to killing with further killing,'...

After examining a report from its observer in Québec City, the organization expressed concern about: • the excessive use of tear gas on protesters not involved in violent behaviour or posing any...

Amnesty International emphasizes that the right to a fair trial is a basic human right as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nation (UN) in 1948 and reaffirmed...

'Amnesty International is concerned that at least nine people, including Children's rights, were flogged as punishment, after being convicted with 47 others for causing 'public disturbance' in an...