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21 October 2008

Nigeria: “Waiting for the hangman”

(Abuja) Amnesty International today said that hundreds of those awaiting execution on Nigeria’s death rows did not have a fair trial and may therefore be innocen
Tags
  • Death Penalty
Region Africa
Country Nigeria
Media Centre
21 October 2008

Afghanistan: Journalist should be freed

Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh should be freed immediately as there have never been legal grounds for his conviction or sentence, Amnesty International said today, in respon
Region Asia And The Pacific
Country Afghanistan
Media Centre
17 October 2008

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Halt Effort to Deport Syrian at Risk of Torture

Amnesty International, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Human Rights Watch called upon authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina no
Region Europe And Central Asia
Media Centre
16 October 2008

World: People living in poverty must be part of the solution

Media advisory: People living in poverty are far too frequently excluded from discussions about how to improve their lives, Amnesty International said
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  • Poverty
16 October 2008

Iran: Announcement of end of child executions a welcome step

Amnesty International calls on the Head of Iran’s Judiciary to apply with immediate effect today’s announcement that it will end the death penalty for thos
Tags
  • Death Penalty
Region Middle East And North Africa
Country Iran
Media Centre
15 October 2008

Progress made by Pinochet arrest ten years ago is under threat

A decade after the arrest of former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet in London sent a powerful warning to human rights abusers around the world, the rule of univer
Region Americas
Country Chile
Media Centre
14 October 2008

Turkey/Iran: Act now to protect refugees

For the second time in one month Turkish law enforcement officials have expelled the same group of Uzbekistani refugees into Iranian territory in flagrant disregard
Region Europe And Central Asia
Country Turkey
Media Centre
10 October 2008

Asia: Time to move towards abolition of the death penalty

With Asia executing more people each year than any other part of the world, Amnesty International called today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, for India, Sout
10 October 2008

Saudi Arabia: Death by discrimination

The Saudi Arabian government continues to execute people at an average of more than two a week, Amnesty International said in a new report today. Almost half of them -
10 October 2008

Turkey: Death following police detention

Amnesty International calls for a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the circumstances of the death of 29 year old Engin Ceber who died today after
Region Europe And Central Asia
Country Turkey
Media Centre
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