Press releases in 1999

The verdicts in the Xam·n case represent a milestone in bringing to justice for the first time members of the military responsible for committing serious human rights violations, Amnesty International...

'There is no doubt that bodies have been discovered on the shores of Benin, at least one hundred of them out at sea'... -- The League for Human Rights Defence of Benin

Governments throughout the world are failing in their commitments to protect Children's rights%link% from human rights abuses, Amnesty International said today, marking the forthcoming tenth...

The imprisonment of Ghanian journalist Eben Quarcoo for alleged defamation against the wife of President J.J. Rawlings has serious implications for freedom of expression in Ghana, Amnesty...

Belarus opposition groups should not be subjected to ill-treatment or detention during this Sunday's peaceful March of Freedom protest in Minsk, Amnesty International said today in an appeal to the...

With the security situation in East Timor at a critical level there must be no delay in deploying a United Nations%link% peacekeeping force following acceptance of such a force by the Indonesian...

Amnesty International is appalled by yesterday's US Supreme Court rejection of an appeal by an indigent, learning disabled, death row inmate who was forced -- through poverty -- to appear at an...

'Human rights protection must not be ignored by those in control of the country during this current political crisis,' Amnesty International said today following the dismissal of Prime Minister Nawaz...

'The premeditated killing of defenceless people should not be condoned by any society. This year's summit is an opportunity for the Commonwealth to fulfil its potential as a force for human rights...

Burundi is on the verge of a humanitarian and human rights crisis Amnesty International warned today, in response to the escalation of the internal conflict over the past few weeks.