http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2034/2037/2039/2050/2057/2058/1893 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA35/003/2008/en At least 200 political killings and over 200 enforced disappearances have reportedly occurred in the Philippines since 2001. Few effective investigations have been conducted and the arrest, prosecution and conviction of those responsible are rare. Many cases are never brought to court due to a lack of eviden Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/the-need-for-comprehensive-justice-across-the-former-yugoslavia-20080829 The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to healthe wounds caused by the horrific violations of human rights committedby all sides to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina? Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/25-years-remembering-the-disappeared-20080829 Since the International Day of the Disappeared was started in 1983, the government practice of kidnapping, abducting or detaining people andholding them in secret has continued and spread as more countriesaccept and justify this crime. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/life-sentences-for-argentinean-military-officers-20080829 Organization also calls on the Argentinean authorities to investigate the 2006 disappearance of Jorge Julio López. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/interview-with-a-survivor-of-the-bosnia-and-herzegovina-conflict-20080829 Nidzara Ahmetasevic talks about how she was wounded in the leg, about the Karadzic trial and about her hopes and dreams for the future of her country. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR25/001/2008/en A Cuban musician who is an outspoken critic of the Cuban government has been arrested and faces up to four years in prison. Amnesty International is concerned that Gorki Águila may have been arrested solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression and may not receive a fair trial. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA20/018/2008/en The murder of a prominent Hindu nationalist leader has been used by his supporters to justify violent attacks on the Christian minority in the Kandhamal district of the eastern state of Orissa. At least 10 people have been killed so far, and the violence is continuing, putting many others in danger. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/126/2008/en On 26 August 2008, Behnam Zare` was hanged in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz. Neither his parents nor his lawyer were notified prior to his execution being implemented, as required under Iranian law. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR23/029/2008/en On 25 August 2008, a team consisting of members of the Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission, working in the Humanitarian Zone of Andalucía Caño Claro in the Curvaradó river basin, municipality of Carmen del Darien, along with community leader Enrique Petro, received a telephoned death threat stating: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR41/037/2008/en On 9 August 2008, Remigio Hernández Arellano and José Gómez were arrested by police officers in the small town of Benemérito de las Américas, Chiapas state, for drinking alcohol in a park. Before being taken to the local police station, four of the arresting officers hit the men repeatedly in their face Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International