Press releases in 2003

Sergeant Villanueva was the lowest ranking of the three former members of the Presidential Chiefs of Staff military intelligence agency, sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in July 2001 for planning...

The organisation also warned that the detention of activists risks discrediting the two month old cease-fire agreement in the province. 'The cease-fire agreement, although fragile, has been successful...

'The humanitarian and human rights consequences of war must be given high priority by the Security Council. When war is contemplated against a country whose people have been suffering from severe...

'The human rights situation in Chechnya remains deplorable,' Amnesty International said. 'Federal forces commit grave human rights violations against the civilian population and are only rarely held...

'Child soldiers continue to be abused as foot soldiers, porters, look-outs and sexual slaves - the problem is not decreasing but, with each new conflict, Children's rights are at risk of being drawn...

The arrests of journalists Mom Sonando and In Chan Sivutha and the closure of Cambodia's only independent radio station set an ominous tone for national elections scheduled for July 2003, the two...

Joseba Pagazaurtundua was a dedicated member of the Basque Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de Euskadi, EE) and a member and organiser of the'Basta Ya' movement, which vigorously opposes ETA...

'The continued imprisonment of between 1200-1300 political prisoners, many of whom we believe are prisoners of conscience, held solely for their peaceful political activities, was one of the key...

'Attacks on civilians are never justified. Civilians must not be deliberately targeted or placed in situations where they are in danger of death or injury,' Amnesty International said as the...

'Last September, President Bush told the United Nations General Assembly that his country wants the UN to be 'effective' and 'respected',' Amnesty International noted, also recalling that in his State...