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The report documents the deliberate killing of scores of unarmed Hutu civilians by the Burundian armed forces in reprisal for military activity by Hutu-dominated armed political movements. These...

According to reports, in Jilin Province, up to 900 North Koreans were forcibly repatriated from Longjing in April and up to 500 others from Tumen in May. In Tumen, witnesses have reported seeing...

The leaders, Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka, are meeting under the aegis of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in an attempt to resolve their political standoff following disputed...

After the fall of the Taleban, officials from certain countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia, have indicated that they felt the situation had changed to such an extent that Afghan...

The winners will be announced at the Amnesty International Media Awards ceremony at BAFTA, London, on Thursday 27 June 2002, which will be hosted by BBC Radio 4's Nick Clarke. The Global Award...

Amnesty International's 35-page report, 'Pakistan: Transfers to US custody without human rights guarantees', shows that Pakistani and non-Pakistani nationals have been arbitrarily arrested on...

'However, the extrajudicial nature of gacaca and the inadequate preparation for its start, coupled with the present government's intolerance of dissent and unwillingness to address its own poor human...

'Since July 2001, the authorities have attempted to silence judge Mokhtar Yahiaoui who had used his right to freedom of expression to call for the principle of the independence of the judiciary to be...

The meeting is hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) government and is being attended by India, China, USA, Japan, the European Union, Norway, Russia and international agencies such as the World Bank. It...

The organisation is concerned at reports that drastic and ill-thought-out asylum measures running counter to international human rights standards are to be discussed at the meeting. Amnesty...