http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2056/2015 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR20/002/2008/en The Canadian authorities intend to deport US serviceman James Corey Glass on 10 July 2008. He fled to Canada to avoid being sent back to Iraq because of his conscientious objection to the war there. If they deport him, he risks being court-martialled and jailed for between one and five years. Amnesty Interna Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/EU-return-directive-affects-dignity-security-irregular-migrants-20080704 European Parliament’s decision risks lowering existing standards in the Member States and sets an extremely bad example to other regions in the world. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/006/2008/en Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR64/003/2008/en The Egyptian authorities organised a mass forcible return of Eritreans from Egypt to Eritrea starting on 11 June 2008. Amnesty International believes that up to 820 asylum-seekers are now in Eritrea and are at grave risk of arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, torture or other forms of ill-treatment. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR41/013/2008/en Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR50/007/2008/en The hearings of Lema Susarov's appeal against the Ukrainian authorities' rejection of his application for refugee status, and against the order to extradite him to the Russian federation, began on 9 and 10 June 2008 respectively. The prosecutor at the 10 June extradition hearing said that information on the Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE29/010/2008/en Amnesty International regrets that significant human rights issues were not raised during the review. One key human rights concern is the apparent lack of accountability of the security forces for their alleged abuses, including torture and excessive use of force. The lack of investigations into abuses by th Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/005/2008/en Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/uk-launches-public-inquiry-torture-and-death-iraqi-uk-custody-20080516 Amnesty International has welcomed the public inquiry into the case ofan Iraqi hotel receptionist who died after being tortured over a periodof 36 hours while detained by UK troops in Basra. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE14/010/2008/en This briefing summarizes key findings of the assessment conducted by Amnesty International into the situation of refugees from Iraq in Syria. In particular, Amnesty International reviewed the impact of recent developments, including the introduction by Syria of visa requirements for Iraqis, reports of improv Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International