Amnesty International Newsletter January 2000

Index Number: NWS 21/001/2000
Date Published: 1 January 2000

1. Colombia:Displaced community prepares to return; 2.Israel:Demolition of Palestinian homes; 3. Solomon Islands:Ethnic violence reaches unprecedented levels; 4. Myanmar: Student given 59 years for organizing protests; 5. Cameroon: five held for several years without charge of trial; 6. Turkmenistan: Imprisonment of Jehovah's Witnesses 7. Morocco:Hopes raised for prevention of human rights; 8. Burundi:260,000 forced into regroupment camps; Focus article "Encouraging words..." plus Worldwide Appeal Update.