President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantánamo detention facility and this time commit the USA to releasing the detainees or bringing them to fair trial, Amnesty International said ahead of the 11th anniversary of the first detainee transfers to the US naval base in Cuba and just days before his re-inauguration as president.
President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantánamo detention facility and this time commit the USA to releasing the detainees or bringing them to fair trial, Am
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Renewed emergency legislation leaves southern Thailand in human rights limbo
Thailand must stop flouting its human rights obligations while tackling insurgent violence in the south, Amnesty International said following renewal of a deeply flawed emergency decree.
Thailand must stop flouting its human rights obligations while tackling insurgent violence in the south of the country.
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Thai Emergency Decree
Story Location:
Thailand
17° 3' 52.1532" N, 96° 38' 8.6712" E
“In the last eight years of armed conflict and thanks in part to the Emergency Decree, state personnel have largely enjoyed impunity for serious human rights violations. This cannot be allowed to continue. The government must bring all suspected perpetrators to justice, and prevent further violations including through better protection for detainees”
Source:
Polly Truscott, Amnesty International’s Deputy Asia-Pacific Director
Date:
Fri, 21/12/2012
L’arrêt rendu jeudi 13 décembre sur le placement en détention et la « restitution » par l’Agence centrale du renseignement (CIA) du ressortissant allemand Khaled El Masri est historique car, pour la première fois, un État européen est tenu de rendre des comptes pour sa participation aux programmes secrets menés par les États-Unis. C’est une étape cruciale dans la lutte contre l’impunité, ont déclaré Amnesty International et la Commission internationale de juristes (CIJ).
L’arrêt rendu jeudi 13 décembre sur le placement en détention et la « restitution » par l’Agence centrale du renseignement (CIA) du ressortissant allemand Khaled El Mas
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Historic ruling on Europe’s role in CIA renditions
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a historic moment because for the first time it holds a European state accountable for its involvement in t
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a milestone in the fight against impunity for US-led secret detention programmes.
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Khaled El Masri
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Macedonia
41° 18' 38.9664" N, 21° 15' 30.762" E
“This judgment confirms the role Macedonia played in the CIA rendition and secret detention programmes, and is an important step towards accountability for European complicity in rendition and torture ”
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Julia Hall, Amnesty International’s expert on counter-terrorism and human rights
“This ruling is historic. It recognizes that the CIA rendition and secret detention system involved torture and enforced disappearances. It emphasizes that both the victims and the public have the right to know the truth about these serious violations. It affirms without doubt that Europe cannot be an area of impunity but it must be a place of redress and accountability where international human rights law obligations are not bypassed but fulfilled”
Source:
Wilder Tayler, Secretary General of the ICJ
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Current Evidence: European Complicity in the CIA Rendition and Secret Detention Programmes: Background paper
Description:
Report, 25 January 2011
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Europe: Open secret: Mounting evidence of Europe's complicity in rendition and secret detention: Executive Summary
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Executive summary, 15 November 2010
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Europe: Open secret: Mounting evidence of Europe's complicity in rendition and secret detention
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Report, 15 November 2010
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European governments must provide justice for victims of CIA programmes
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News story, 15 November 2010
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a historic moment because for the first time it holds a European state accountable for its involvement in the secret US-led programmes and is a milestone in the fight against impunity
Today’s ruling on the CIA’s detention and rendition of German national Khaled El-Masri is a historic moment because for the first time it holds a European state accountable for its involvement in t
La resolución hecha pública hoy sobre la detención y entrega a la CIA del ciudadano alemán Khaled El Masri marca un momento histórico, ya que es la primera vez que se hace responsable a un Estado europeo de su participación en los programas secretos dirigidos por Estados Unidos, y supone un hito en la lucha contra la impunidad. Así lo han manifestado hoy Amnistía Internacional y la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ).
La resolución hecha pública hoy sobre la detención y entrega a la CIA del ciudadano alemán Khaled El Masri marca un momento histórico, ya que es la primera vez que se hace responsable a un Estado e
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Nigeria: Independent investigation into Maiduguri killings vital
Dozens of men and boys from Maiduguri in northern Nigeria have been reportedly shot by security forces as Amnesty International pu
Dozens of men and boys have been reportedly shot by Nigerian security forces as an Amnesty International report slammed human rights violations by the security forces in response to Boko Haram violence.
Media Node:
Nigeria security news
Story Location:
United Kingdom
5° 36' 27.3708" N, 6° 51' 19.6884" E
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“These reports from Maiduguri are shocking - they underline the importance of Amnesty International’s call for thorough investigation into all reports of human rights violations”
Source:
Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
Date:
Fri, 02/11/2012
URL:
Nigeria: Trapped in the cycle of violence
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News story/report, 2 November 2012
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Sri Lanka’s empty promises and denial of rights crisis exposed at UN
Sri Lanka’s promises on human rights should no longer be accepted by the international community, Amnesty International said as the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 1 November highlighted Colo
The UN's Universal Periodic Review on Sri Lanka has highlighted Colombo’s continued denial of the human rights crisis in the country.
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Sri Lanka UPR
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UPR14
Story Location:
Sri Lanka
7° 12' 3.5964" N, 80° 46' 17.3424" E
“Sri Lanka has been making empty promises about human rights for decades. This was made clear by a number of countries which questioned Sri Lanka’s lack of progress in ending human rights violations during the review”
Source:
Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s expert on Sri Lanka
Date:
Thu, 01/11/2012
URL:
Submission on Sri Lanka to the UN Universal Periodic Review
Description:
UPR submission, October-November 2012
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Nigeria: Security forces out of control in fight against terror of Boko Haram
The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse, Amnesty International said in a report released
The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse.
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Nigeria troops and Boko Haram report
Story Location:
Nigeria
10° 30' 10.5696" N, 6° 53' 57.8904" E
“The cycle of attack and counter-attack has been marked by unlawful violence on both sides, with devastating consequences for the human rights of those trapped in the middle”
Source:
Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 01/11/2012
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UK: New report slams secret justice ahead of debate on controversial bill
The United Kingdom government’s plans for a substantial extension of the use of secret evidence in the justice system have been heavily criticized in a new Amnesty International report published to
A new Amnesty International report slams the UK government’s plans for a substantial extension of the use of secret evidence in the justice system.
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UK justice
Story Location:
United Kingdom
51° 31' 16.5972" N, 0° 4' 36.8544" W
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“It’s a secret justice system straight from the pages of a Kafka novel”
Source:
Alice Wyss, Amnesty International’s UK researcher
Date:
Mon, 15/10/2012
