http://amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2036 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/002/2005/en 1.) USA: Child executions banned; 2.) Mexico abolishes the death penalty; 3.) UN calls abolition "essential" for human rights; 4.) New UN quinquennial report on capital punishment; 5.) List of abolitionist/retentionist countries; 6.) UN expert attacks mandatory death penalty, calls for transparency; 7.) Comm Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR54/087/2006/en This document, published by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, urges that action be taken to protect the women of Darfur and Chad. It is impossible to know how many women have been raped since the armed conflict began in Darfur in 2003. Rape and other forms of sexual violence by fighters are reco Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA33/018/2008/en In 2006 the Supreme Court took up regular hearings of petitions filed on behalf of Pakistan's 'disappeared'. However, in November 2007, Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency and deposed the majority of judges. Since the elections in February 2008, not much has improved for the “disappeared” or th Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA16/023/2005/en In this report, Amnesty International expresses its concern about a variety of human rights which are systematically denied to civilians by the Myanmar government, particularly those belonging to ethnic minorities. The routine military interference with the exercise of human rights includes forced labour; f Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/IOR41/025/2009/en This document contains the statements made by Amnesty International during the eleventh session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) which took place from 2 to 19 June 2009. This compilation also includes public statements and press releases issued during the session as well as Amnesty Internatio Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR15/005/2004/en Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/syria-imposes-death-penalty-terrorism-civilian-massacres-continue-2011-12-22 In one of the deadliest weeks since pro-reform protests began, Syria is imposing the death penalty on anyone arming "terrorists". Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/007/2004/en Staff at the office of the non-governmental organisation Donde están los niños y las niñas? (Where are the children?) have reportedly been threatened and assaulted in a pattern of escalating violence apparently intended to prevent the organisation from continuing its work. It is investigating Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR04/001/2009/en By refusing to seek the repatriation of its national, Omar Khadr, from US custody in Guantánamo Bay, the Canadian government is betraying human rights principles and perpetuating injustice, while also failing to offer a remedy for its own participation in the violation of his human rights. Amnesty Internati Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/darfurs-children-conflict The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force to Darfur was deployed on 31 December 2007, but little has changed for the children of the region. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International