Press releases in 2000

Mohamed Omar Haji, 27, was arrested several times in January of this year. Police allegedly beat and threatened to kill him in order to force him to recant during interrogation at the al-Tawahi police...

The 1997 Labour Party manifesto included a welcome commitment to 'work for the creation of an international criminal court' and in 1998 in negotiations in Rome to create the Court the UK Government...

Since May this year, when the long-standing crisis in Sierra Leone captured the world's attention, governments and the industry have announced a series of measures which aim to prevent so-called...

'Egypt's international obligations require it to respect the rights of detainees which include to be informed promptly and in detail of the charges against them', the organisations said today. 'The...

Patrick Nabanyama was abducted on the afternoon of 19 June 2000 by a group of so-called 'war veterans'. The 'war veterans' went to his house and abducted him in the presence of his wife and Children's...

'A far-reaching amnesty promised to anyone connected with the coup has already encouraged widespread lawlessness and bodes ill for the future of justice and human rights in Fiji,' Amnesty...

'Worryingly, this comes shortly after President Sam Nujoma verbally attacked gays and lesbians at the end of June. The President should lead by example and must stop hate speech,' Amnesty...

The news of this execution is particularly disturbing, especially in the light of the concerns - repeatedly raised by Amnesty International with the Uzbek authorities - about Dmitry Chikunov's death...

The seven Afghan Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and 71 year old Mary MacMakin from the United States were arrested along with eight men on 9 July by Taleban officials. All...

The trial, held in Belgrade, was marked by legal irregularities which violated both Yugoslav and international fair trial standards, disputed material evidence, and the use of statements that had...