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Amnesty International addresses the Russian Parliament to urge abolition of the death penalty

In 1977 Nobel Peace Laureate Andrey Sakharov wrote in a letter to Amnesty International: 'I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution which undermines the ethical and legal...

HOUSEL CASE: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR BRITON ON DEATH ROW

Tracey Housel, whose appeal to the US Supreme Court is expected to be heard later this month or early next, faces execution by lethal injection in the same state that executed the last British...

Liberia: Independent human rights monitors urgently needed as civilians are increasingly targeted in conflict

The armed conflict, which last week reportedly spread to Gbopulu county between Liberian security forces and armed opposition groups based in Guinea, has been going on since early 1999. Amnesty...

The first International Human Rights Day of the 21st century Global Coalition for Human Rights - a must

During their visit to Peshawar and Afghan refugee camps, the Amnesty International delegation met victims who suffered repression at the hands of the factions who held or sought power, mothers in...

TORA BORA, AFGHANISTAN: CLEAN SURRENDER NEEDED

Amnesty International said: 'Recent events at the Qala-i-Jhangi fort near Mazar-i-Sharif, where several hundred captured Taleban fighters and others were killed in disputed circumstances, and news...

Afghanistan: Refugees fleeing the war are an international responsibility

The international community must take responsibility for the refugees who have fled the bombing campaign. Pledges of international assistance at the start of the war have not materialised to the...

Afghanistan: Video footage strengthens the case for an urgent inquiry

The reported conduct of the CIA operatives is disturbing, specifically the apparent threat of execution. All personnel involved in the custody and interrogation of prisoners should be fully aware that...

Chile: Human Rights Day - Another day without knowing the truth about the 'disappeared'

As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Amnesty International paid tribute to the courage, endurance and tireless struggle of the relatives of the over 1,000 men, Women's rights's rightss rights's...

Guatemala: Shadow of Dos Erres massacre over new Minister of Interior

Guatemalan human rights groups believe that former General Arévalo Lacs may have trained the military patrol responsible for the massacre at Dos Erres, perpetrated by the Guatemalan army and its...

Mexico: The right to defend human rights must be upheld

The organisation released today, in Mexico, a new report describing the ongoing pattern of abuses against those engaged in the defence of human rights. The report covers more than 35 cases from 1996...