Guyana

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Caribbean: Unaaceptably lowering human rights standards - an ...
1 March 2000

This document looks at the recent steps taken by Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana to withdraw from human rights treaties, particularly from those articles ...

Report       AMR 05/001/2000

Guyana: Death penalty / possible imminent execution
16 September 1999

Amnesty International is concerned that Abdool Saleem Yasseen and Noel Thomas may be imminently hanged despite the fact that the Human Rights Committee has found ...

Urgent Action       AMR 35/003/1999

Guyana: Two men to be hanged after unfair trial
9 September 1999

AI INDEX: AMR 35/02/99 News Service 170/99. 10 September 1999. Guyana: two men to be hanged after unfair trial. The decision to schedule ...

Press Release       AMR 35/002/1999

Caribbean: Unacceptably limiting human rights protection
1 March 1999

This document looks at the recent steps taken by Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana to withdraw from human rights treaties, particularly from those articles ...

Report       AMR 05/001/1999

Death Penalty News: December 1998
1 January 1999

1.Total abolition in Bulgaria, Canada, Lithuania; 2. Sierra Leone - 24 soldiers executed by firing squad; 3. Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan - moratoria declared; 4. Pope ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/001/1999

Guyana: Amnesty International condemns this week's hanging despite ...
6 June 1996

News Service 104/96. AI INDEX: AMR 35/09/96. 7 JUNE 1996. GUYANA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS THIS WEEK'S HANGING DESPITE APPEALS FROM HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ...

Press Release       AMR 35/009/1996

Guyana: Further information on death penalty: Rockliffe Ross
5 June 1996

The above was executed on 4 June, despite the fact that he had an application pending before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. This is the second execution ...

Urgent Action       AMR 35/008/1996

Death Penalty News June 1996
31 May 1996

1. Russia, Ukraine: Council of Europe demands cessation of executions; 2. AI calls on China to stop mass executions; 3. USA: New law restricts death penalty appeals ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/002/1996

Guyana: further information on: death penalty
25 March 1996

Abdool Saleem Yasseen, Noel Thomas: the appeal on behalf of the above has now been heard and judgement is expected in four to six weeks.

Urgent Action       AMR 35/006/1996

Guyana: further information no: death penalty
25 March 1996

Rockliffe Ross: the above remains on death row until a judgement on the outcome of his appeal which is expected within four to six weeks time.

Urgent Action       AMR 35/007/1996