Web pages about "Prison Conditions"

Parliamentarians meet US authorities over illegal detentions - 14 May 2008

Parliamentarians present US government officials with an Amnesty International declaration endorsed by over 1,200 of their counterparts worldwide.

Getting a glimpse of Guantánamo - 8 May 2008

A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.

Nigeria’s prison system fails its people - 26 February 2008

In Nigeria, sixty five percent of prison inmates have never been convicted of any crime, with some awaiting trial for up to ten years.

Police ill-treatment plagues Bosnia and Herzegovina - 6 February 2008

Police and prison guards in Bosnia and Herzegovina ill-treat prisoners with almost total impunity, according to a new Amnesty International report.

Video: Moazzam Begg read Poems from Guantánamo - 23 January 2008

Former Guantánamo detainee Moazzam Begg reads a poem that he wrote while he was held at the US detention centre.

Six years from home – Guantánamo detainees from Bosnia and Herzegovina - 18 January 2008

It is now six years since six men were illegally transferred from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Guantánamo, where they remain in indefinite detention.

The world shouts 'Close Guantánamo' - 16 January 2008

Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.

Video: Close Guantánamo actions in the UK - 11 January 2008

Actions to mark the sixth anniversary of Guantánamo in London started on 10 January, when Amnesty International activists organized an all-night vigil around a replica Guantánamo cage.

Six years of illegal US detentions - 11 January 2008

To mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Amnesty International is leading worldwide events to seek the immediate closure of the detention centre and an end to all illegal detentions.

Say no to illegal US detentions - 9 January 2008

Sign up to Amnesty International's framework for ending US illegal detentions, the first step of which is closing Guantánamo.