1. Hong Kong and the Gambia abolish death penalty for all crimes. 2. Italy: Moves towards total abolition. 3. USA: Recent developments. 4. Uganda: Nine prisoners ...
1. Chad: Visit of AI delegation. 2. "Disappearances" and political killings: Conference calls for UN office on human rights. 3. India: Amnesty International welcomes ...
AI has learned that Liu Yijun and Lin Lin, Chinese asylum-seekers threated with forcible return from Hong Kong to China, have been accepted for resettlement by ...
AI fears that Liu Yijun and Lin Lin, two women from the People's Republic of China, are under imminent threat of forcible return from Hong Kong to China. AI believes ...
1. Lesotho: Amnesty International calls for action against police torturers. 2. Hong Kong: Amnesty International's concerns about refugee screening process. 3. ...
1. Republic of Ireland: AI calls again for independent inquiry into Sallins train robbery cases. 2. Morocco: Release of Tazmamert detainees. 3. Commonwealth: heads ...
1. Hong Kong's legislative council backs proposal to abolish the death penalty. 2. USSR: New laws reduce scope of death penalty. 3. Grenada: Commutations in 1983 ...