The proposed amendment to Article 33 of the Portuguese Constitution has been abandoned. Amnesty International welcomes this news and thanks all members of the UA ...
There is concern at allegations that a prisoner held at Caxias prison, Belmiro Santana, was severely beaten by five guards on the night of 8 June 1997. He was left ...
This brief document expresses Amnesty International's concerns regarding the allegations of police ill-treatment made by Vitor Manuel Soares dos Santos before ...
The Portuguese Parliament is to consider imminently an amendment to the Constitution which would allow the extradition of any person for crimes which carry the ...
This report is launched as part of Amnesty International's major campaign for the recognition of the right to conscientious objection to military service in Europe ...
Amnesty International is concerned about the fatal shooting, while in police custody, of 21-year-old Carlos Araujo by a police officer on 15 December 1996. There ...
News Service 235/96. AI Index: EUR 38/14/96. PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT. BY PIERRE SANÉ, SECRETARY GENERAL. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. LISBON, 5 DECEMBER 1996. ...
Amnesty International continues to be gravely concerned at the continuing use of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officers in Portugal. There is further ...