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AFGHANISTAN: ARMS MUST BE MONITORED

The human rights organisation is also calling for greater safeguards – including reporting and monitoring - of US, UK and allied 'military-to-military' force deployments that may involve the...

Liberia: International community must address widespread torture

In a new report issued today, ahead of a United Nations Security Council debate on Liberia this month, Amnesty International describes the continued brutal repression and use of torture , including...

Ukraine: Rights still being violated

'While there has certainly been some progress during the past decade with the abolition of the death penalty, Ukrainian authorities still have much to do to improve the human rights situation in the...

Malaysia: Human rights lawyer on trial for sedition

'The prosecution of Karpal Singh has serious implications for the independence of lawyers in Malaysia and their ability to carry out their duties free of fear of intimidation' Amnesty International...

China: Fight against terrorism is no excuse for repression

The call, made by a government spokesperson in Beijing, follows recent reports that the Chinese authorities had launched a new campaign to suppress 'terrorist and separatist' activity in the XUAR...

Colombia: Stop the massacres. Stop the military aid

'The only way to stop fuelling the human rights crisis in Colombia is to stop pouring military aid into the country,' the organisation added, at a time when the US Senate is about to debate military...

Greece: Continuing discrimination against homosexual men

The trial of seven men charged under Article 347.1 (b) of the Penal Code is due to begin on 12 October 2001 in Athens. Article 347 punishes those found guilty of engaging in indecent acts between...

Afghanistan: Amnesty International calls for prompt investigation into civilian deaths

Among reports of civilian casualties, the United Nations has confirmed the deaths of four workers of the UN-funded agency Afghan Technical Consultants (ATC), working under the umbrella of the UN Mine...

Bulgaria: Disabled Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights condemned to 'slow death'

On 1 October 2001 representatives from Amnesty International, Bulgarian Helsinki Committee and Mental Disability Rights International visited a state institution for mentally disabled Women's rights's...

Central Asia: On the brink of a human rights crisis

The report covers the situation in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and looks into the implications of pressure on these countries by the Chinese government. The organisation has also produced...