Press releases in 2000

At least six of the nine suspects originally arrested in the Rolando Abadilla case, which is currently on appeal before the Supreme Court, alleged they were tortured to confess, and denied access to...

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'Miroslav Filipovic's release is good news for all those who support the right of journalists to report allegations of serious human rights abuses...

Indonesian security forces opened fire during attempts to forcibly remove Papuan flags flying in several locations in Wamena town. Two people, Agustinus Murip and Eliezer Alua, were shot dead and...

In preliminary conclusions from Amnesty International's delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories the human rights organisation reiterated its condemnation of the excessive use of force by law...

Mr Prangnell and Mr Yore were arrested in Montenegro on 1-2 August 2000 and subsequently held on 'terrorism' and 'espionage' charges in Belgrade. They had been working in Kosovo for the Organisation...

The soldiers reportedly recovered weapons and a grenade from a cabinet inside the mosque, in Alat. However, in an interview in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a local religious leader has said that...

The humans rights organisation also highlighted the need to bring former President Slobodan Milosevic, (and the four other government officials indicted by the United Nations International Criminal...

Despite an official denial by the armed forces, a wide range of unofficial sources in Bujumbura insist that the armed forces were responsible for the {extrajudicial execution} of these unarmed...

Despite an official denial by the armed forces, a wide range of unofficial sources in Bujumbura insist that the armed forces were responsible for the extrajudicial execution of these unarmed civilians...

The organisation has been concerned about reports indicating that former state security officer Edin Garaplija will not be permitted to be present at the hearing of his appeal at the Supreme Court on...