Press releases in 2002

The rise in crime and insecurity three years after the return of civilian rule in Nigeria and the sense of low performance by the security forces has led to the expansion of vigilante groups at local...

'The Czech authorities have a responsibility to ensure the safety and security of local inhabitants and property. Equally, it is also their duty to ensure that people are able to exercise peacefully...

However, the organisation believes that the proposed resolution now before the UN General Assembly's Third Committee regarding the establishment of a criminal tribunal for the prosecution of crimes...

Amina Lawal, who in August this year appealed against a death sentence for adultery and still awaits a date for her hearing, has become the subject of conflicting statements by the Nigerian...

'This jeopardises the gains made in freedom of expression since the return to democratic order eight years ago,' the organisation added. In a new report published today, Amnesty International details...

The ringleader of a mutiny in the Fijian army, Captain Shane Stevens, was sentenced to death commuted to life imprisonment by a court martial. Thirteen other defendants received prison terms ranging...

'We appreciated the openness the Fox administration is showing on human rights issues, the progressive stance they have taken in international forums - including with the ratification of key human...

One of the bills proposes a new National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Amnesty International believes that NHRC should be autonomous, credible and effective to protect and promote human rights, and...

The 22-page report, 'Egypt: No protection - systematic torture continues', which coincides with a UN meeting on Egypt's torture record, exposes the systematic nature of torture in Egypt, revealing...

Jorge Enrique Jiménez, Catholic bishop of the city of Zipaquirá and President of the Latin American Episcopal Commission, was abducted along with another priest, Desiderio Orejuela, near to the town...