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PAKISTAN: Mass arrests a bad omen for human rights protection

'Many people had little to celebrate today - Pakistan Day - as they spend the day behind bars,' the organisation said. 'People have been detained simply for exercising their right to express their...

BURUNDI: Between hope and fear

Amnesty International's report, Burundi: Between hope and fear, paints a deeply disturbing picture of the inexorable rise in killings of unarmed civilians, 'disappearances' , torture arbitrary arrests...

Japan: Kurdish asylum-seekers face deportation

"The Japanese authorities must stop the deportation of Hasan Cikan and another Kurdish asylum-seeker (name withheld)," the organization said. Although the two men applied for temporary asylum on 23...

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: FSB vs. Grigory Pasko- Punishment without a crime

Grigory Pasko faces up to 20 years' imprisonment for treason and espionage because he reported on the Russian navy's illegal dumping of nuclear waste off the coast of Vladivostok. He informed the...

TURKEY: Trial of anti-rape activists should be stopped

On the day that their trial begins in Istanbul, Amnesty International is calling on the Turkish authorities to drop charges against 16 Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's...

MACEDONIA (FYROM): Amnesty International urges respect for human rights of all communities

Amnesty International expressed its concern at the recent escalation of violence in Macedonia, and cautioned all parties involved to respect international human rights and humanitarian law which...

JAMAICA: Suspected extrajudicial executions - government must act now

The organisation is calling on the Jamaican government to immediately investigate these killings in accordance with international standards and bring to justice anyone found guilty of human rights...

PERU: International Week of Action to Stop Torture

Throughout the week of 19-25 March 2001, in advance of presidential elections in April 2001, thousands of the organisation's youth and student members and activists will be mobilising on the streets...

TUNISIA: Human rights defenders, prime targets for repression

'The daily attacks against human rights defenders blatantly violate international human rights obligations ratified by Tunisia,' Amnesty International said. 'Tunisian human rights defenders, who have...

Uganda: Only a climate of accountabilty will create lasting respect for human rights

'Reports of intimidation and harassment of supporters of different candidates during the election campaign have shown that human rights are still not fully respected in Uganda,' Amnesty International...