Afghanistan

Human Rights in AFGHANISTAN

USA: Mixed messages: Counter Terror and Human Rights: President ...
29 April 2009

This report assesses the words and actions of the US administration, led by US President Barack Obama, in its first 100 days against specific recommendations Amnesty ...

Document       AMR 51/043/2009

NATO Afghanistan Summit: Crucial moment for human rights | Amnesty ...
3 April 2009

Commenting on the NATO summit on Afghanistan set to begin in Strasbourg today, Amnesty International Asia Pacific Programme Director Sam Zarifi, said:

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MEDI A BRIEFING: Afghanistan - Three concrete steps to improve ...
30 March 2009

As representatives of the international community gather in The Hague to discuss the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Amnesty International outlined three ...

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Freedom of expression in Afghanistan faces increasing threats ...
13 March 2009

Journalists and media workers now vulnerable to violence and intimidation by both the government and anti-government forces.

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Transparency on Bagram detentions needed from Obama administration ...
10 March 2009

A US federal judge has ordered the US government to provide updated information on the detainees held in Bagram airbase in Afghanistan by 11 March.

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Afghan government must take firm action to protect women human ...
6 March 2009

The October 2001 US-led international intervention to oust the Taleban regime was accompanied by a pledge by the Afghan government to protect women’s human right

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International Criminal Court "working to protect African victims" ...
5 March 2009

The International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, discusses the ICC's work in the wake of the court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan's ...

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Getting away with murder? The impunity of international forces in ...
26 February 2009

Millions of Afghans face violence and insecurity worse than at any period since 2001. The first part of this Briefing Paper focuses on one particular incident: ...

Report       ASA 11/001/2009

Afghanistan: Accountability for civilian casualties needed before ...
26 February 2009

As US President Barack Obama announced the deployment of extra troops in Afghanistan and urged NATO allies to follow suit, Amnesty International has demanded that ...

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