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Serbia and Montenegro: Cover up suspected as sex trafficking case collapses

The Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, halted criminal proceedings against the Montenegrin deputy state prosecutor and three other men for involvement in sex-slavery...

Flawed EU-USA extradition agreement threatens human rights

Ahead of tomorrow's (Thursday 5 June 2003) meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers where the EU-US Agreements on Extradition and on Mutual Legal Assistance is due to be approved, Amnesty...

Iraq: No compulsory returns of asylum-seekers

Amnesty International's appeal comes following a recent meeting between ministers from France, Germany and the UK, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to explore...

Cuba: New report charts 'unprecendented' clampdown and calls for release of scores of dissidents

In a new 60-page report, 'Essential measures'? Human rights crackdown in the name of security , Amnesty International charts a pattern of arrests, summary and unfair trials, and long prison terms of...

DR Congo: G8 must act to stop flow of arms to Congo

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is perhaps the most horrifying example of the impact on human rights of wars fuelled by a scramble for resources and enabled by the easy flow...

Burma (Burma): Crackdown on political opposition a massive step backwards for human rights

The human rights organisation is calling for the detainees to be granted access to relatives, lawyers and medical care, and for those who are being held for nothing more than exercising their right to...

D R Congo: Metal container detentions, executions and torture - UN must act now

There is evidence that a unit of the Ugandan army is supporting the armed group. Amnesty International is calling on the UN Security Council to deploy a 'rapid reaction force' immediately. Amnesty...

EU-Russia Summit: Tony Blair urged to break silence on Chechnya

The human rights organisation, which has this week written to Downing Street outlining its concerns on Chechnya, is looking to Mr Blair to urge fellow EU leaders to likewise press for meaningful...

EU-Russia Summit: Tony Blair urged to break silence on Chechnya

The human rights organisation, which has this week written to Downing Street outlining its concerns on Chechnya, is looking to Mr Blair to urge fellow EU leaders to likewise press for meaningful...

Morocco: Journalist on hunger strike in a serious condition

The organisation is concerned about his life as he has been on hunger strike since 6 May 2003 in protest at a court case brought against him by the authorities, and is asking British journalists to...