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
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.
Thailand: grave developments: killings and other abuses
Includes concerns regarding refugees and migrant workers from Myanmar living in Thailand
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
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
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwandese-controlled east: devastating human toll
As part of Amnesty International’s response to the deterioration of the human rights situation in the Kivus, its delegates visited the region in late 2000 to gather information from survivors, witnesses and other individuals or organizations with an interest in human rights. The information collected by Amnesty International’s delegates confirmed that systematic and widespread human … Continue reading Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwandese-controlled east: devastating human toll
Guinea-Bissau: human rights violations since the armed conflict ended in May 1999
Includes reports of expulsion, and arbitrary arrest and detention, of refugees.