Press releases in 2001

Following recent statements by President Fox, in Peru, that Mexico is now an example of respect for human rights, Amnesty International said, 'President Fox appears to think that human rights...

'The rejection of an inquiry by the United Kingdom into what is apparently the single most bloody incident of the war, during which serious abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law...

Amnesty International's report, 'No return to execution - The US death penalty as a barrier to extradition', gives an overview of the emerging global consensus against capital punishment, and the...

On 9 November 2001, judges of the Court of Appeal overturned a previous ruling granting J$2 million in damages to Clinton Bernard for assault, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment by police...

'This ruling, whilst welcome, is however but a first step in the quest for justice in this case. The authorities should ensure that the police officers involved are brought to justice,' the...

However, Amnesty International reiterated that the primary responsibility for such an inquiry and for ensuring that it is fair, thorough and in line with international standards, lies with those who...

'The Syrian authorities should now release all prisoners of conscience and long term political prisoners who have been languishing in jail for years, cut off from the ouside world and their loved ones...

After negotiating a surrender, hundreds of foreign troops fighting with the Taliban were escorted from Kunduz to the fort by the United Front last weekend. The circumstances surrounding the fighting...

It is in this new context of fear and hope that everyone is talking about the future of Afghanistan. After a failed peace process ten years ago the world turned its back on Afghanistan. This time...

'We now urge the Israeli authorities to immediately implement all of the recommendations of the Committee,' the organisation added, noting that the Committee recommended that the 'State party should...