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East Timor: Act now to save lives

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...

US Supreme Court: dealing justice a lethal blow

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...

Military coup - urgent need for comprehensive legal and institutional reforms

'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...

COMMONWEALTH: ACTION NEEDED ON EXECUTIONS

'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...

On the threshold of disaster

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.

Murray Hiebert - Courts deterring not protecting freedom of expression

The imprisonment of Murray Hiebert, the Canadian journalist released today after four weeks in jail, highlights the Malaysian judiciary's failure to uphold and defend the right to freedom of...

EU Arms Report - Public but Opaque

Today the EU Council of Ministers will publish a Consolidated Report on the First Annual Review of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports%link% . The UK Working Group on Arms1 welcomes this move but...

EAST TIMOR: OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONALÌS SECRETARY GENERAL, PIERRE SANä.

I am writing to you now in the light of the serious human rights crisis facing the people of East Timor today. The United Nations%link% í(UN) responsibility for the well-being of the East Timorese...

Human rights in mortal danger

Systematic, widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law

East Timor: Forced militia recruitment and arrests in relocation camps

East Timorese%link% pro-independence supporters who have been forced into relocation camps are