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The 1997 Labour Party manifesto included a welcome commitment to 'work for the creation of an international criminal court' and in 1998 in negotiations in Rome to create the Court the UK Government...

The trial, held in Belgrade, was marked by legal irregularities which violated both Yugoslav and international fair trial standards, disputed material evidence, and the use of statements that had...

The seven Afghan Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and 71 year old Mary MacMakin from the United States were arrested along with eight men on 9 July by Taleban officials. All...

The news of this execution is particularly disturbing, especially in the light of the concerns - repeatedly raised by Amnesty International with the Uzbek authorities - about Dmitry Chikunov's death...

'Worryingly, this comes shortly after President Sam Nujoma verbally attacked gays and lesbians at the end of June. The President should lead by example and must stop hate speech,' Amnesty...

'A far-reaching amnesty promised to anyone connected with the coup has already encouraged widespread lawlessness and bodes ill for the future of justice and human rights in Fiji,' Amnesty...

Patrick Nabanyama was abducted on the afternoon of 19 June 2000 by a group of so-called 'war veterans'. The 'war veterans' went to his house and abducted him in the presence of his wife and Children's...

'We have frequently received allegations that international fair trial standards were violated in the trials of people sentenced to death,' Amnesty International said 'In particular, victims have...

Donatella Rovera, Hassina Giraud and Patrick Baudoin were informed that they were prohibited from entering Tunisian territory on the morning of 11 July at Tunis-Carthage airport, as they arrived from...

In its comments to the Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International raises the cases of John Morris, Ronan MacLochlainn, and John Carthy. In the wake of their killings by the Garda [police] Emergency...