Afghanistan

Human Rights in AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan: Mounting civilian death toll ? all sides must do more ...
22 June 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 11/006/2007 (Public). News Service No: 117. 22 June 2007. Afghanistan: Mounting ...

Press Release       ASA 11/006/2007

Press Freedom Day: Global action needed to protect journalists ...
3 May 2007

Freedom of expression is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A free press is an essential component of freedom of expression and ...

Report       POL 30/008/2007

The Wire, May 2007. Vol. 37, No. 4
1 May 2007

1) Torture: Egypt's open secret 2) A legacy of sexual violence 3) 1 May - International Workers' Day: Trade unionists gunned down in Cambodia; Labour activists ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2007

UA in Focus - May 2007: Mightier than the sword: The struggle for ...
1 May 2007

Journalists are often "easy targets" in wars. 2006 was a year in which killings of reporters and media staff reached historic levels. On 23 December 2006, the UN ...

Report       ACT 60/010/2007

Afghanistan: All who are not friends, are enemies: Taleban abuses ...
19 April 2007

Civilians have paid a heavy price in the ongoing armed conflict. They have been targeted by the Taleban, and have also been caught in the crossfire between the ...

Report       ASA 11/001/2007

Afghanistan: Civilians under threat in Afghanistan (Web Feature)
19 April 2007

Civilians are bearing the brunt of the conflict in Afghanistan, with local people caught up in the fighting between the Taleban, Afghan, US and NATO Forces. Suicide ...

Report       ASA 11/004/2007

Afghanistan: Taleban attacks against civilians increasing and ...
19 April 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: ASA 11/002/2007 (Public). News Service No: 071. 19 April 2007. Embargo Date: 19 April 2007 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 11/002/2007

USA: Who are the Guant namo detainees? Case sheet 21 Adel Hassan ...
23 February 2007

Sudanese national Adel Hamad was taken at gunpoint from his home in Peshawar, Pakistan on 18 July 2002. He was taken to a Pakistani prison where he was held prior ...

Report       AMR 51/032/2007

USA: Close Guantánamo - symbol of injustice
1 January 2007

Hundreds of men of many different nationalities have been transported to the USA's offshore prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The first detainees were flown ...

Report       AMR 51/001/2007