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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Amnesty International | Israeli nuclear whistleblower returned to ...
18 June 2010

Amnesty International has accused the Israeli authorities of subjecting jailed nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by ...

Press Release      

European states must stop the imminent forcible return of Iraqis ...
7 June 2010

Amnesty International has called on four European states to immediately stop the forcible return of individuals to Iraq, because their human rights are at serious ...

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UK: Refused Eritrean asylum-seeker still at risk: Further ...
25 May 2010

Despite fresh legal applications by his lawyers, Yosief Michael Kidane still faces forced removal from the United Kingdom (UK) to Eritrea, where he would be at ...

Urgent Action       EUR 45/006/2010

United Kingdom: Proposed torture inquiry must be independent ...
24 May 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. UK: Proposed torture inquiry must be independent, impartial and thorough. AI Index EUR 45/005/2010. 24 May 2010. ...

Public Statement       EUR 45/005/2010

United Kingdom: Refused asylum-seeker faces forced removal: Yosief ...
6 May 2010

Yosief Michael Kidane faces forced removal from the United Kingdom (UK) to Eritrea, where he would be at risk of arrest, incommunicado detention and torture or ...

Urgent Action       EUR 45/004/2010

United Kingdom: Court of Appeal rules that secret procedures ...
5 May 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. UK: Court of Appeal rules that secret procedures violate fair trial rights in civil proceedings. AI Index EUR 45/003/2010 ...

Public Statement       EUR 45/003/2010

Dangerous Deals: Europe's reliance on 'diplomatic Assurances' ...
12 April 2010

Preventing torture is a fundamental obligation of every state. States are not only obliged to eliminate torture at home, but they must also refuse to forcibly return ...

Report       EUR 01/012/2010

United Kingdom: Submission to UK Government Consultation on “A ...
31 March 2010

UNITED KINGDOM: SUBMISSION TO UK GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON “A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND - NEXT STEPS” Amnesty International ...

Report       EUR 45/002/2010

UK must hold inquiry to end secrecy over abuse involvement ...
23 March 2010

Amnesty International has released a new briefing outlining its call for a full, independent and impartial inquiry into UK involvement in human rights abuses post ...

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United Kingdom: Time for an inquiry into the UK's role in human ...
23 March 2010

UNITED KINGDOM. TIME FOR AN INQUIRY INTO THE UK'S ROLE IN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OVERSEAS SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 Amnesty International ...

Report       EUR 45/001/2010