http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2043/2051/2056/1938 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE14/023/2008/en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/trapped-collective-punishment-gaza-20080827 The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago hasleft the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped withdwindling resources and an economy in ruins. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR54/037/2008/en Darfuri asylum-seeker Shams El Deen Adam Mohamed was arrested on 16 or 17 July, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then. He is believed to be held incommunicado at a National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) detention centre, where he is likely to be tortured or even killed. Wed, 27 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/ACT30/006/2008/en Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/continuing-concern-for-civilians-after-hostilities-in-georgia-20080822 Displaced civilians and refugees who fled during the conflict, aswell as those who remained in the areas where hostilities have takenplace, are in continued need of humanitarian assistance. Some also remain vulnerable to ethnically motivated attacks. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE12/020/2008/en Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE12/015/2008/en Sub-Saharan Africa refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Egypt are being killed, imprisoned and forcibly returned to countries where they are at risk of serious human rights violations. This document calls on the government of Egypt to ensure that security forces use force only in accordance with relevant Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR56/008/2008/en Humanitarian organizations report that they are still prevented from delivering aid to the disputed region of South Ossetia, leading to fears that civilians in the region are at risk of illness and starvation. It has also been reported that access to displaced people in parts of Georgia, including in the cit Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/tens-of-thousands-at-risk-in-sri-lanka-as-fighting-escalates-20080819 The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) are putting displaced civilians in danger as fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International