Press releases in 2001

Violence broke out in the towns of Trebinje and Banja Luka after Serb protestors targeted ceremonies held by local Muslim communities. Reports indicate that these incidents were highly organized and...

'Tackling the illicit drug trade in Southeast Asia is a huge challenge for governments in the region. But it will not be solved by executing drug traffickers and wasting more human life,' Amnesty...

Yanette Bautista, a Colombian national and Officer of Amnesty International's Costa Rica office, will be in Puerto Rico between 10 and 14 May and will observe a hearing on 12 May. The hearing...

The report highlights patterns of violence including the beating, stripping and rape of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights, in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It focusses...

The statement came as the Brazilian government prepares for its first appearance before the UN Committee against Torture in Geneva. The organization is calling upon the Committee to closely scrutinize...

These landmark judgments require the UK Government to change the procedures by which it investigates killings in disputed circumstances. These judgments will have major repercussions not only for the...

While efforts are being made to end conflict in Sierra Leone and resolve growing tensions between Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, little attention is being focused on the plight of Sierra Leonean...

The amendment opens the possibility for prisoners to participate in common activities, such as education and sport, and allows for unobstructed visits. However the wording suggests that these changes...

Although Amnesty International cannot know whether claims by General Aussaresses, directly implicating the French Government in crimes against humanity, are well founded, they are clearly extremely...

The Committee is beginning today to examine in Geneva Bolivia's initial report on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment...