The Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism: a serious threat to human rights
This document states that provisions of the Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism, also known in English as the Arab Convention for the Combatting of Terrorism (the Convention) adopted by the League of the Arab States (the Arab League) present a serious threat to human rights in Arab countries. Amnesty International is calling for … Continue reading The Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism: a serious threat to human rights →
Commonwealth of Independent States/Central Asia: no excuse for escalating human rights violations
Amnesty International fears that the human rights situation in Central Asia will deteriorate in the weeks and months to come if the governments use the war against terrorism to further undermine respect for human rights. The organization has documented, for several years, human rights violations carried out by the Central Asian authorities. Thus, the organization … Continue reading Commonwealth of Independent States/Central Asia: no excuse for escalating human rights violations →
The Middle East: fear, flight and forcible exile
This report, one of five reports on refugees in different regions, is part of a worldwide Amnesty International campaign for refugees’ human rights. The campaign, launched in March 1997, focuses on three cornerstone issues, which are increasingly threatened, undermined or ignored by governments around the world: human rights protection in countries of origin, human rights … Continue reading The Middle East: fear, flight and forcible exile →
