Sudan: deliberate and indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Darfur
This document outlines the human rights violations in Darfur, particularly relating to civilians and refugees, and to the possiblility of a forced displacement programme.
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Sudan: 1.2 million internally displaced people at risk in Darfur
An estimated 1.2 million people who have been internally displaced in Darfur by the conflict are facing the real threat of famine as well as continuing violence at the hands of the government backed militia, the Janjawid, who often operate alongside government forces.
Sudan: at the mercy of killers: destruction of villages in Darfur
The satellite imagery used in this report highlights the pattern of destruction of villages in Darfur by the Janjawid and the government-armed forces, which has led to a human rights and humanitarian disaster in the region. Amnesty International has interviewed hundreds of victims who fled from the area, whose testimonies of their own experiences of … Continue reading Sudan: at the mercy of killers: destruction of villages in Darfur
Thailand: memorandum on human rights concerns
Includes particular concerns regarding the rights of refugees
Thailand: grave developments: killings and other abuses
Includes concerns regarding refugees and migrant workers from Myanmar living in Thailand
Liberia: the goal is peace, to sleep without hearing gunshots, to send our children to school; that is what we want.
An Amnesty International delegation visited Liberia from 5 to 19 November 2003. It found that men, women and children in areas where UN peace-keeping troops have yet to deploy continue to be killed, raped, beaten, used as forced labour and driven from their homes, their possessions looted by one group of fighters after another.
India: the state must ensure redress for the victims: a memorandum to the Government of Gujarat on its duties in the aftermath of the violence
Amnesty International reminds all the relevant government authorities in Gujarat that the violence, as well as the circumstances in which it happened, give rise to precise responsibilities for the state with respect to redress for the victims. The organization believes that two areas of concern need to be addressed by the government authorities as a … Continue reading India: the state must ensure redress for the victims: a memorandum to the Government of Gujarat on its duties in the aftermath of the violence
Guinea-Bissau: human rights violations since the armed conflict ended in May 1999
Includes reports of expulsion, and arbitrary arrest and detention, of refugees.
United Kingdom: summary of concerns raised with the Human Rights Committee
In the context of the UN Human Rights Committee’s examination of the fifth periodic report of the United Kingdom (UK), in October 2001, under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), Amnesty International drew Committee members’ attention to a summary of some issues which have been of concern to the organization in recent … Continue reading United Kingdom: summary of concerns raised with the Human Rights Committee
Liberia: war in Lofa County does not justify killing, torture and abduction
This report details human rights abuses carried out by government forces and armed opposition groups in the context of fighting in Lofa County and makes a series of recommendations, aimed at ending those abuses, to the governments of Liberia and Guinea, the leaders of the armed opposition groups and the international community. It includes concerns … Continue reading Liberia: war in Lofa County does not justify killing, torture and abduction