Amnesty International News, May 1996. Vol.26, No.5.

1. France: Police officer jailed for death in custody; 2. Nigeria: More human rights activists detained for criticizing the military government; 3. Cuba: Basic freedoms curtailed as harassment increases; 4. News in brief; 5. Focus: No way home without human rights: the refugee crisis in the Great Lakes region of Africa; 6. Worldwide appeals in Myanmar, Morocco/Western Sahara and Dominican Republic; 7. Health professionals: a force for change; 8. The launch in Thailand of AI’s campaign on China; 9. Syria: Prisoner dies one day after being released.

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