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UK: Asylum statistics - government should put people before targets

As new asylum statistics were published today Amnesty International called for the government to put people before targets and focus on the human rights issues behind asylum. The human rights...

Media Awards 2003: Winners Announced

Held at BAFTA in London on the evening of Thursday 22 May, the awards ceremony was hosted by Charles Wheeler, and the presenters of the awards included Will Self, David Hare, Joan Bakewell, Moira...

Iraq: Final warning on UN resolution

Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen said: 'Our delegates in Iraq have seen bodies removed from mass graves, spoken to people who feel unsafe on the streets and heard of security files which...

Democratic Republic of Congo: UN should deploy a rapid reaction force in Ituri

In an open letter to the Security Council, the two human rights organisations called the situation in Ituri a 'critical test' of the Security Council's commitments to prevent mass killings and protect...

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project puts human rights on the line

Chris Marsden, Chair of Amnesty International UK Business Group, said: 'The legal agreements signed by the Turkish government and the pipeline consortium effectively create a 'rights-free corridor'...

UK and other G8 countries must reveal who armed Saddam

The report argues that without harmonised export controls, stricter end-use monitoring and greater transparency in arms dealing, G8 complicity in human rights abuses will only continue. As the G8...

Indonesia: UK Equipment could be used for repression

The warning comes as Indonesia declared martial law in the province of Aceh and troops launched a massive offensive against separatist rebels. Reports in the Indonesian media indicate that aircraft...

Iraq: UN Security Council resolution 'extremely weak on human rights'

The organisation is demanding an urgent strengthening of the resolution if there is to be a break from the horrific human rights abuses that Iraq has seen in the past. Amnesty International is calling...

Guatemala: Forensic scientists under threat

Fredy Peccerelli, his sister Bianka Irina and Omar Bertoni Giron de Leon have been threatened and intimidated in a number of incidents in Guatemala City. The organisation is calling for an immediate...

UK: Media Awards - Global Awards Shortlist

The winners will be announced at the Amnesty International Media Awards ceremony at BAFTA, London, on Thursday 22 May 2003, to be hosted by Charles Wheeler. The Global Award shortlisted entries are...