Press releases in 1999

The launch of the Moratorium 2000 Project coincides with the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the most important date in the human rights calendar. On International...

As set out in the Copenhagen Criteria for membership of the European Union (1993); 'membership requires that the candidate country has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the...

'The South African government has singularly failed in its obligations under both its national constitution and international law,' Amnesty International said. 'Its lack of clarity regarding its...

On 6 December Russian aircraft dropped leaflets over Grozny telling residents to leave the city before 11 December. 'Only in this way will you be able to avoid death and save your city,' one leaflet...

'The Russian government will not only continue to be subjected to international criticism from world leaders, but will receive thousands of letters from individuals demanding the protection of human...

'For too long Mengistu Haile-Miriam -- who is currently resident in South Africa -- has escaped accountability for the horrific crimes that were carried out under his leadership.' 'The South African...

The reports, Kosovo/Kosova: As Seen, As Told, Parts I and II, provide a revealing analysis of human rights violations and abuses in the region over the last year. 'The horrific human rights violations...

'Abdollah Nouri and Mashallah Shamsolva'ezin have been imprisoned for publishing articles that express the beliefs of writers whose views are at odds with elements of the authorities,' the...

surrounding the discovery of bodies in common graves in Ciudad Ju·rez, Amnesty International said today, calling for full transparency and thorough forensic investigations. 'Those responsible must be...