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Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri: a need for protection, a thirst for justice

This report is the result of a series of investigative missions carried out by Amnesty International in July 2003 in the Ituri region, particularly in Bunia, in regions of North Kivu (Beni, Oicha, Erengeti, Boikene, Mangangu and Nyaleke), which have been affected in different ways by the Ituri crisis, and finally in the border areas … Continue reading Democratic Republic of Congo: Ituri: a need for protection, a thirst for justice

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Kosovo): killings in the Izbica area

Amnesty International delegates, in cooperation with members of the Albanian Human Rights Group, have interviewed dozens of refugees from the Drenica region of Kosovo province. The testimony of these witnesses, who had fled or been forcibly expelled from villages near Izbica and Kladernica (Kllodernicë in Albanian), in Srbica (Skënderaj) municipality, or had been hiding from … Continue reading Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Kosovo): killings in the Izbica area

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.

Guatemala: appeals against impunity

The cases presented in this document reflect Amnesty International’s main concerns on Guatemala. Several of the cases also illustrate the relationship between a long-lasting impunity and on-going human rights violations. Included is a case study of the Xamán massacre of 11 returnees, including two young children.

Guatemala: state of impunity

This report discusses human rights abuses in Guatemala, including a section on violations comitted against returnees

Burundi: forced relocation: new patterns of human rights abuses

Since February 1996, hundreds of thousands of Hutu civilians in conflict-ridden provinces of Burundi have been forced to leave their hills and are confined to camps, creating a new category of displaced persons known as regroupés. Although the government claims that this regroupment process is voluntary and intended to protect the population, hundreds of men, … Continue reading Burundi: forced relocation: new patterns of human rights abuses

Zaire: violent persecution by state and armed groups

Amnesty International is issuing this report to highlight the vital importance of placing human rights protection squarely at the heart of all attempts to resolve the crisis in eastern Zaire. It is calling on all parties to the conflicts and on the international community to act now to stop the bloodshed. The Zairian authorities and … Continue reading Zaire: violent persecution by state and armed groups