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Sudan: Darfur: what hope for the future? civilians in need of protection

This report considers five examples of attacks against civilians, in camps, villages or towns, during or since the signing of the Abuja protocols on 9 November 2004.

Sudan: case sheet on Sudanese refugees in Chad

This document outlines the situation of Sudanese refugees on the Chad border, both inside and outside of camps

Sudan: oral statement by Amnesty International: protection of refugees and internally displaced persons

This document outlines urgent protection issues faced by civilians displaced from Darfur.

Israel and the Occupied Territories: shielded from scrutiny: IDF violations in Jenin and Nablus: summary

This document is a summary of a report specifically looking at the actions of the IDF in Jenin and Nablus between April and June 2002. The report examines allegations of unlawful killings; the use of Palestinians as human shields during military operations; torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of people detained; blocking of … Continue reading Israel and the Occupied Territories: shielded from scrutiny: IDF violations in Jenin and Nablus: summary

Israel and the Occupied Territories: shielded from scrutiny: IDF violations in Jenin and Nablus

This report specifically looks at the actions of the IDF in Jenin and Nablus between April and June 2002. The report examines allegations of unlawful killings; the use of Palestinians as human shields during military operations; torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of people detained; blocking of medical assistance, food and water; and … Continue reading Israel and the Occupied Territories: shielded from scrutiny: IDF violations in Jenin and Nablus

Angola: extrajudicial executions and torture in Cabinda

Includes reports of Angolan troops in the Republic of Congo carrying out raids on camps holding Cabindan refugees.

Burundi: update to Justice on trial appeal cases and new appeal cases on Insurgency and counter-insurgency perpetuate human rights abuses

Includes appeals relevant to attacks on camps for the displaced.

Zaire: Amnesty International’s memorandum to the UN Security Council: appeal for a commission of inquiry to investigate reports of atrocities in eastern Zaire

Reports emerging from eastern Zaire raise serious concerns of possible massive human rights violations, notably widespread and systematic killings of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi and of Zaïrians.

Crisis in Eastern Zaire: Amnesty International’s appeal for the protection of human rights in the crisis in Eastern Zaire

This document outlines the human rights situation in Zaire both before and after September 1996. It includes urgent recomendations to the international community.

Zaire: hidden from scrutiny: human rights abuses in eastern Zaire

In South-Kivu refugees been forced to flee for their lives once again as a result of systematic attacks on refugee camps, andt Zairian men, women and children have suffered horrific abuses. As a result, some 40, 000 people, both Zairians and refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, fled from South-Kivu to Tanzania towards the end of … Continue reading Zaire: hidden from scrutiny: human rights abuses in eastern Zaire