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2009-07-04: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Nepal Prime Minister urged to commit to combating enforced disappearances 2009-07-03

A delegation from Amnesty International delivered thousands of letters to the prime minister, calling on him to ratify a treaty aimed at combating enforced disappearances.

2009-07-03: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Recommendations for the elaboration of Rules of Procedure of the Arab Human Rights Committee 2009-07-02

The revised Arab Charter on Human Rights (the revised Charter),1 adopted as an international human rights treaty in May 2004 at the Summit of the League of Arab States (the League), 2 provides for the establishment of a committee of seven independent experts, called the Arab Human Rights Committee (the Committee)

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Impunity for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel a recipe for further civilian suffering 2009-07-02

Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, according to a new Amnesty International report.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Israel/Occupied PalestinianTerritories:Impunity for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel recipe for further civilian suffering 2009-07-02

Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new 117-page report published today - the first comprehensive report to be published on the 22-day conflict earlier this year.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Malaysia: End caning as a punishment against immigrants 2009-07-02

Malaysia must immediately stop caning people, a punishment widely used against immigration offenses, Amnesty International said today

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Pakistan:More than two million people living outside displacement camps face appalling conditions in Pakistan,says Amnesty International 2009-07-02

Pakistan's central and regional governments must urgently do more to assist the more than two million people who have fled escalating fighting in northwestern Pakistan but do not have access to aid distributed in official displacement camps, Amnesty International said today. In particular, the Pakistani government must ensure that ethnic Pashtuns fleeing the fighting do not face discrimination in receiving assistance.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Israel/Gaza: Operation 'Cast Lead' - 22 Days of Death and Destruction. Facts and Figures 2009-07-02

Israel/Gaza: Operation 'Cast Lead' - 22 Days of Death and Destruction. Facts and Figures

2009-07-02: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Accountability for human rights violations key to normalization in North Caucasus 2009-07-01

There can be no stability and security for the people of the North Caucasus without an end to human rights violations and full accountability, says a new Amnesty International report.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Russia:Amnesty International Says Accountability is Key to Normalization in Russia's Chechnya and North Caucasus 2009-07-01

Only full accountability for the human rights violations that have been taking place over the past decade and more can bring real normalization to Chechnya and the North Caucasus, Amnesty International said in a new report, Rule without Law: Human Rights Violations in the North Caucasus, published today.

2009-07-01: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Police in Honduras urged to respect human rights as protests continue 2009-06-30

Further demonstrations are expected in support of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted on Sunday.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Nigeria:Nigerian Government, Oil Companies Undermining Human Rights Due to Oil Pollution in Niger Delta Region, Says Amnesty International 2009-06-30

The Nigerian government and companies extracting oil in the Niger Delta have shown a "shocking disregard" for the human impact of oil-related pollution, which includes damage to fishing and farming that had sustained the desperately-poor population, Amnesty International said today in a new report, Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Corporate Policy v Corporate Practice -- a reality check 2009-06-30

"Shell companies recognise that regular dialogue and engagement with our stakeholders is essential

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Oil industry has brought poverty and pollution to Niger Delta 2009-06-30

The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of people in the oil-producing areas, says a new Amnesty International report.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Honduras:Amnesty International Calls on Government Security Forces to Protect Safety of Protesters in Honduras 2009-06-30

With further demonstrations by supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya expected on Tuesday, Amnesty International urged government security forces to refrain from using excessive force against protesters and ensure their safety.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Honduras:Amnesty International Says Forced Exile of Honduran President Zelaya Cannot be Allowed to Stand 2009-06-30

Amnesty International said today that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya must be able to return to Honduras immediately, safely and without conditions.

2009-06-30: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Europe shows support for Azerbaijan's threatened independent media 2009-06-29

Amnesty International members across Europe join in a day of action as part of the organization's solidarity campaign with independent journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: President of Lithuania vetoes homophobic law 2009-06-29

The law would prohibit the discussion of homosexuality in schools and ban any reference to it in public information that can be viewed by children.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Iran: Detained political leaders at risk of torture, possibly to force "confessions" 2009-06-29

Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in the wake of the 12 June elections may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised "confessions" as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Italian Senate must stop controversial bill 2009-06-29

The Italian Senate is to decide whether or not to pass a controversial draft law that would violate the human rights of migrants and asylum-seekers and could lead to discrimination against Roma and Sinti.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Iran:Amnesty International Believes Detained Political Leaders are at Risk of Torture and Possible Forced "Confessions" 2009-06-29

Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition leaders detained in the wake of the June 12 elections may be facing torture, possibly to force them to make televised 'confessions' as a prelude to unfair trials in which they could face the death penalty.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Burundian refugees in Tanzania intimidated into returning home 2009-06-29

Some refugees have had their homes set on fire and others have been threatened with arson, to coerce them into returning home.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Azerbaijan:In Support of Freedom of Expression in Azerbaijan, Amnesty International to Hold Campaigns Across Europe 2009-06-29

Today, Amnesty International members across Europe, including the United Kingdom, Germany and Turkey, take to the streets in support of independent media in Azerbaijan which is coming under increasing pressure from the authorities.

2009-06-29: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Paraguayuan Congress risks lives of 90 indigenous families 2009-06-28

Members of a Congressional committee in Paraguay have voted against returning Indigenous lands back to the Yakye Axa community.

2009-06-27: Headlines

Amnesty USA: News Releases: TUNISIA: END DENIAL, ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE NAME OF SECURITY 2009-06-26

President Obama's decision to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by next January leads Amnesty International to fear that several Tunisians detained there could be forcibly returned to Tunisia where they would be at risk of further, serious human rights violations, including detention without trial and torture.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: States must be held accountable for violations abroad, says Amnesty International 2009-06-26

Amnesty International has told the Council of Europe Assembly, that states should be held accountable for violations committed by their forces in operations outside their borders.

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: India: Open Letter to the Home Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs 2009-06-26

I am writing to express Amnesty International's concern that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are still inflicted widely throughout India

 

Amnesty USA: News Releases: Iran: Journalists detained as news restrictions tighten 2009-06-26

The Iranian authorities must immediately release dozens of journalists arrested since 12 June and who are at risk of torture in detention, Amnesty International said today as it adopted all of them as prisoners of conscience.