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26 November 2008

Jamaica: More executions will not reduce crime

Jamaica’s crime epidemic must be solved with reforms to the police and the justice system, not with more death, said Amnesty International after the Jamaican Hou
Tags
  • Death Penalty
Region Americas
Country Jamaica
Media Centre
25 November 2008

People's Republic of China: Stop the execution of Wo Weihan

Amnesty International today called on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to pardon 59 year old medical scientist Wo Weihan, echoing his dau
Tags
  • Death Penalty
Region Asia And The Pacific
Country China
Media Centre
24 November 2008

Colombia: Congress must not approve seriously flawed “Victims’ Law”

Amnesty International today called on the Colombian Congress not to approve the draft “Victims’ Law”.  This draft followed the government’
Tags
  • Impunity
Region Americas
Country Colombia
Media Centre
21 November 2008

Democratic Republic of Congo: Crisis in North Kivu

Media briefing with questions and answers regarding the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Region Africa
Media Centre
21 November 2008

Nicaragua: Violence spiralling out of control

Urgent action is needed by Nicaragua’s political parties to stop their supporters from engaging in acts of violence like those that have swept the country over t
Region Americas
Country Nicaragua
Media Centre
20 November 2008

UN General Assembly reinforces call for moratorium on executions

Amnesty International welcomes today’s adoption by the General Assembly’s Third Committee of a second resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the
Tags
  • Death Penalty
20 November 2008

DRC: UN troops must deploy as soon as possible

Reacting to today’s announcement that the UN Security Council has authorized the deployment of 3,000 extra troops to reinforce those already on the ground i

Region Africa
Media Centre
19 November 2008

Sri Lanka: Hundreds of thousands trapped in the Wanni need urgent shelters

The Sri Lankan government must immediately end its policy of blocking humanitarian aid needed to reach an estimated 300,000 displaced people in the Wanni region of nor
Tags
  • Refugees, Displaced People And Migrants
Region Asia And The Pacific
Country Sri Lanka
Media Centre
19 November 2008

Exceptional Uzbek woman honoured in Geneva on 20 Novembere

Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, a human rights activist from Uzbekistan, will receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Thursday, 20 November
Tags
  • Activists
Region Europe And Central Asia
Country Uzbekistan
Media Centre
19 November 2008

Colombia: Stop false accusations against human rights groups, government should address reported abuses

(Washington/London) President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia should stop making false and dangerous accusations against human rights groups that criticize his governm
Region Americas
Country Colombia
Media Centre
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