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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR UN INVESTIGATIONS

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...

YUGOSLAVIA: RELEASE OF BRITISH POLICEMEN

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...

Urgent Action

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...

Government must avoid errors of the past

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...

Human rights abuses must be investigated

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...

Human rights abuses must be investigated

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...

BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA: Supreme Court should hear Garaplija

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...

WIDDECOMBE SPEECH: ASYLUM DETENTION MEASURES UNJUST

Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, said: 'Locking people up is not going to improve the asylum system. Detention will risk adding to the misery of those escaping from human rights...

Refugees face further set back

Bhutan and Nepal started negotiations to solve the problem of the people in the refugee camps in November 1992. Since then, nine ministerial-level meetings between both countries have taken place. At...

The Raboteau trial - a chance to strike back against impunity

'This trial is a crucial step towards addressing human rights violations committed under the military dictatorship' the organisation continued. 'The Haitian authorities should make full use of this...