Press releases in 2002

Amnesty International has consistently demanded justice for serious crimes, including crimes against humanity, committed by Indonesian security forces and pro-Indonesian militia in East Timor during...

'Since Digna Ochoa's death, leaks by the PGJDF to the media appearing to give greater weight to a non-political motive for the crime, have consistently undermined the credibility of the investigation'...

The first case involves Tawfiq al-Hindi, a leading member of the unauthorized Lebanese Forces party and Antoine Bassil, Elie Kerouz, and Salman Samaha as well as others tried in absentia, as co...

'The Dialogue provides an opportunity not only to end the fighting in the DRC but also to set up a framework in which the rule of law can be established and in which human rights may be protected,' it...

The organisation has received information of a pattern of mass arbitrary detention of hundreds of polling agents belonging to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Those arrested also...

Amnesty International UK said: 'The clemency board's decision was a travesty of justice. Even those that support the death penalty would concede that executing a brain-damaged man whose trial was...

'In conflicts, during political instability, in state custody and in the home and community, Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights's physical, mental and sexual integrity remain...

The report - Kenya: Rape - the invisible crime - looks at violence, particularly sexual violence, against Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights and focuses on rape committed by...

Over the past ten days, at least 130 Palestinians have been killed. At least 18 wounded Palestinians have reportedly died because of denial of access of medical services. In the same period, at least...

Mauritius, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Cyprus have ratified in the last three days becoming the 53rd, 54th and 55th states respectively to have ratified the Rome Statute. Amnesty...