Despite the devastating consequences of Cyclone Nargis, which killed
tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly a million more,
Myanmar’s government has announced that it will proceed with its plans
for holding a national referendum regarding a new constitution on May
10.
Amnesty International today called on the Moroccan government to immediately open a comprehensive, independent and impartial investigation into claims that at least 28 migrants drowned at sea after their boat was jostled and punctured by members of the Moroccan security forces.
Following the impact of Cyclone Nargis on Myanmar, which killed tens of
thousands of people and displaced around a million more, Amnesty
International is calling urgently on the government to open its borders
to relief workers and ensure aid is provided on the basis of need
without discrimination.
(Nairobi) Amnesty International today released a groundbreaking report revealing the dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia.
As nine more detainees were freed from Guantánamo, Amnesty
International today reiterated that the Guantánamo detentions are a
travesty of justice. The US administration must either bring to fair
trial or release, with full protections against further abuse, the 270
detainees still held there.
(New Delhi): The first major study into India’s legal judgements on
death penalty cases has revealed that the system is riddled with fatal
flaws and that the only remedy is to abolish the death penalty
completely, said the study authors in New Delhi today.
Using the Olympic torch as an excuse to crack down on peaceful critics
is yet another bitter twist in Viet Nam’s pattern of repressing
legitimate and peaceful dissent. Those arrested before and during the
torch relay should be released immediately, said Amnesty International.
On the eve of May Day demonstrations,
Amnesty International calls upon the Turkish authorities to respect
the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to ensure
that force is used only where strictly necessary
In a report published today, Amnesty International revealed the extent of police violence in Mozambique, saying that police are killing and torturing people with near total impunity.
Ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition, Amnesty
International calls on the Pakistan government to reinstate around 60
judges of the higher courts removed by President Pervez Musharraf under
emergency law, in defiance of the country’s constitution.
