Press releases in 2003

During the 17-day visit Amnesty International met with government officials and interviewed 35 political prisoners but was denied access to National League for Democracy (NLD) leader, Aung San Suu Kyi...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in the case of Jose Padilla that the US government had no inherent constitutional authority to detain a US citizen as an 'enemy combatant' on US...

The system permits potentially indefinite detention on the basis of secret 'evidence' and allows the use of 'evidence' extracted under torture. Amnesty International made the fresh call after the...

A recent Amnesty International mission to the Sudan-Chad border region found that villages in Darfur have been bombed by government planes and during 2003 militia groups supported by the government...

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The Asylum and Immigration Bill, which has its second reading today, could lead to refugees being returned to face torture, persecution or death, they said. Amnesty International, the Refugee Council...

During this morning's plenary session, a female delegate spoke out against what she described as the domination of the process by strong political figures whom she called 'criminals'. The Chairman...

A fair and independent trial that meets international standards is now essential. Whatever court will try Saddam Hussein and others should be fair and be seen to be fair. It must be competent...

Intisar Bakri Abdulgader gave birth to a child in September after becoming pregnant outside marriage. She was convicted of adultery and sentenced by a local court in the Khartoum suburb of Kalakla in...

Amnesty International said: 'We are saddened that David Blunkett is reportedly considering resigning from Amnesty International. We hope he will not conclude that it is incompatible to be Home...