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Nepal: Death threats/fear for safety
15 June 2007

There are fears for the lives of human rights defenders working at the Women's Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Bastipur Village Development Committee, Siraha ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/003/2007

Nepal: Fear of torture/ medical concern: Bablu Rai (m)
6 June 2007

Bablu Rai, aged 34, has reportedly been tortured in police detention and is at risk of further torture or ill-treatment. The authorities are reportedly denying ...

Urgent Action       ASA 31/002/2007

The Wire, April 2007. Vol. 37, No. 3
1 April 2007

1) Elections in Nigeria marred by violence 2) UK still deports to states known to use torture 3) Human rights persistently defiled in 'war on terror': Europe slammed ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2007

Nepal: Amnesty International urges investigation into killings
31 January 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 31/001/2007 (Public). News Service No: 022. 31 January 2007. Nepal: Amnesty International ...

Press Release       ASA 31/001/2007

Nepal: Sanjiv Kumar Karna : [Global letter-writing marathon 2006]
5 December 2006

In October 2003, Sanjiv Kumar Karna, a 24 year old student, and ten others were arrested by joint security force personnel. Six were released, but Sanjiv and Durgesh ...

Report       ASA 31/025/2006

The Wire, September 2006. Vol. 36, No.8.
31 August 2006

1) Injustice for women in rural Sierra Leone 2) Civilians' lives shattered in Lebanon and Israel 3) Day of the 'disappeared': Hundreds missing in Ingushetia; Russian ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/008/2006

Nepal: Solidarity brings prospect of permanent peace (Web feature)
13 June 2006

This article, by Dikshya Thakuri (human rights correspondent at The Himalayan Times, an English daily in Nepal), reflects on the "historic victory" of the Nepalese ...

Report       ASA 31/024/2006

China: Sustaining conflict and human rights abuses: The flow of ...
10 June 2006

Over the last twenty years, China has transferred military, security and police equipment to armed forces and law enforcement agencies in countries where these ...

Report       ASA 17/030/2006

China: Sustaining conflict and human rights abuses – the flow of ...
10 June 2006

China: Sustaining conflict and human rights abuses – the flow of arms accelerates

Report       ASA 17/030/2006

Dead on Time - arms transportation, brokering and the threat to ...
9 May 2006

This document is the executive summary of a report which examines the role of private contractors in arms transfer logistics, brokering and transport. The report ...

Report       ACT 30/007/2006