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'The principle of universal jurisdiction should apply in this case' said the organisation. 'The Spanish Court is obliged to hear cases involving crimes against humanity'. The organisation considers...
Amnesty International is extremely disturbed that Dr Al-Najjar continues to be detained despite the recent ruling by an immigration judge ordering his release. This follows recent hearings which...
These beatings and arrests come at a time when the world is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 'The Moroccan authorities were publicly calling on all...
'This is a step forward in redressing human rights violations committed by the Syrian forces operating in Lebanon over two decades,' Amnesty International said. However, Amnesty International is...
'All those convicted who are still in detention are prisoners of conscience , held solely because of their political affiliations, without any proof that they have called for the use of violence,'...
On 11 December 1994 Russian forces invaded Chechnya in an attempt to prevent the secession of the republic. The conflict ended two years later. Although the conflict saw widespread violations of human...
'Torture is employed as an instrument by the authorities to keep the population living in a state of fear,' the organisation said. The victims of torture in Burma are political activists, criminal...
On 14 November Alfred Harding was shot dead by police in La Clery, near St. Castries. Media reports have suggested that he was ordered by an off-duty police officer to lie down and was shot twice...
In November 2000, President A.R. Robinson from Trinidad and Tobago, called the adoption of the Rome Statute 'a most significant achievement in the history of mankind.' In 1989 he first introduced the...
'The Indonesian government is allowing its security forces to target humanitarian workers in Aceh, just as it allowed militias to target such workers in West Timor,' the two human rights organizations...