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Syria: Unfair trial and sentencing of Muhammad Haydar Zammar ...
22 March 2007

Almost five years after his arrest in Morocco, Muhammad Haydar Zammar was convicted, after an unfair trial, on four charges. He was given a 12-year sentence in ...

Report       MDE 24/020/2007

USA: Military Commissions Act: Justice delayed and justice denied ...
22 March 2007

On 26 March, the first proceeding under the Military Commission Act (MCA) is due to take place at Guant namo with the arraignment of Australian detainee David ...

Report       AMR 51/050/2007

USA: Amnesty International calls on US government to abandon ...
22 March 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 51/047/2007 (Public). News Service No: 056. 22 March 2007. Embargo Date: 22 March 200704:01GMT. ...

Press Release       AMR 51/047/2007

USA: Justice delayed and justice denied? Trials under the Military ...
22 March 2007

A few people held in the US Naval Base at Guant namo Bay in Cuba are now facing trial by military commission, which system mirrors the Combatant Status Review ...

Report       AMR 51/044/2007

USA (Texas): Death penalty, Vincent Gutierrez (m)
21 March 2007

Vincent Gutierrez is scheduled to be executed in Texas on 28 March. He was sentenced to death in 1998 for the murder of Jose Cobo in 1997.

Urgent Action       AMR 51/048/2007

USA: All allegations of torture must be investigated
15 March 2007

The transcript of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's hearing before a Combatant Status Review Tribunal in Guantánamo again raises serious concerns about the USA's treatment ...

Report       AMR 51/045/2007

USA: Prisoner of conscience: Agustín Aguayo (m)
8 March 2007

US army medic Agustín Aguayo was found guilty of desertion and sentenced by a US court-martial in Wurzburg, Germany, to eight months' imprisonment for refusing ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/041/2007

USA (Texas): Further information on Death penalty / Legal concern ...
8 March 2007

Joseph Nichols, black, aged 45, was executed in Texas on 7 March 2007. He was sentenced to death in 1982 for the murder of 70-year-old grocery store employee Claude ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/040/2007

USA: Single day, double standards
7 March 2007

In 6 March 2007, the US Department of State released its annual report on human rights in other countries. Five hours later, the Department of Defence announced ...

Report       AMR 51/039/2007

Amnesty International's reaction to Agustin Aguayo guilty verdict
6 March 2007

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. News Flash. AI Index: AMR 51/038/2007 (Public). News Service No: 044. 6 March 2007. Amnesty International's ...

Press Release       AMR 51/038/2007