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The asylum-seekers , most of whom have reportedly fled Afghanistan, were rescued at sea by the Norwegian MV Tampa around 26 August. They had been making their way to Australia on an Indonesian ship...
If the UK government truly believes in a transparent arms control system, then the doors to its arms fairs should be opened to allow for closer public scrutiny, said Amnesty International at the start...
The HRFT, Turkey's most important NGO working for the treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims, was raided by the police on 7 September 2001. All patient files, computers and the details of...
The agreement provides for redress of past human rights abuses and the institutionalised discrimination against ethnic minorities which has contributed in the past months to political instability and...
A meeting to be held in London, United Kingdom (UK), from 11 to 13 September, is the seventh meeting of the so-called 'Kimberley process' which aims to develop proposals for an international diamond...
The organisation recognises the importance of access to legal advice and the availability of other essential services at Oakington and said that the principle change that is required at the centre is...
Amnesty International cautiously welcomes the agreement reached by the Commonwealth delegation and the Zimbabwean government in Abuja, Nigeria, in which the Zimbabwean authorities pledged commitment...
'Applying to the court to intervene in this case is consistent with our organisation's mandate to promote respect for human rights recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly...
'The election trail should have been regarded as a window of opportunity for free and fair debate and to place Belarus' failing human rights record back on the country's political agenda, not to...
The human rights organisation considers Riad al-Turk and Mamun al-Humsi prisoners of conscience , arrested solely for their peaceful expression of their political opinions. The organization is also...