Belarus and Uzbekistan: the last executioners: the trend towards abolition in the former Soviet space
This document includes reports and concerns relating to people seeking asylum from the death panalty, for religious or political crimes.
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Thailand: memorandum on human rights concerns
Includes particular concerns regarding the rights of refugees
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: renewed concern for the Montagnard minority
Amnesty International is reiterating recommendations to the Vietnamese government that were first made in December 2002 to address the serious human rights situation in the Central Highlands. The organization believes that greater transparency including immediate and unfettered access to the Central Highlands for independent observers are essential first steps to ascertain the truth about recent … Continue reading Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: renewed concern for the Montagnard minority
Myanmar: the Rohingya minority: fundamental rights denied
This report is based on almost 50 testimonies taken from Rohingyas which were made available to Amnesty International during the last year. These interviews were conducted in private and in confidence in accordance with the organization’s general terms of reference for primary research. Information from other reliable and credible sources is also used to corroborate … Continue reading Myanmar: the Rohingya minority: fundamental rights denied
People’s Republic of China: Uighurs fleeing persecution as China wages its war on terror
The first section of this report gives an overview of the human rights situation in the XUAR, including recent developments in China’s official propaganda campaign against terrorism. The second section describes the plight of Uighurs in other countries, including those who apply for asylum. According to Amnesty International’s research, several disturbing trends have emerged or … Continue reading People’s Republic of China: Uighurs fleeing persecution as China wages its war on terror
Serbia and Montenegro: Kosovo: minority communities: fundamental rights denied
This report is a summary of a 70-page document, Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo/Kosova):Prisoners in our own home: Amnesty International’s Concerns for Minorities in Kosovo/Kosova, AI Index: EUR 70/010/2003, in which Amnesty International details the findings of its research into the denial of the rights of minority communities in Kosovo. It examines how the abuse of … Continue reading Serbia and Montenegro: Kosovo: minority communities: fundamental rights denied
Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo/Kosova): prisoners in our own homes: Amnesty International’s concerns for the human rights of minorities in Kosovo/Kosova
In this report Amnesty International details the findings of its research into the denial of the rights of minority communities in Kosovo. It examines how the abuse of civil and political rights affects the ability of minorities to access their social and economic rights. It includes recommendations to the international community and to the authorities … Continue reading Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo/Kosova): prisoners in our own homes: Amnesty International’s concerns for the human rights of minorities in Kosovo/Kosova
Myanmar: lack of security in counter-insurgency areas
This document is a summary of human rights violations in some parts of eastern Myanmar during the last 18 months which migrants reported to Amnesty International. One section of the report also examines several cases of abuses of civilians by armed opposition groups fighting against the Myanmar military. Finally, this document describes various aspects of … Continue reading Myanmar: lack of security in counter-insurgency areas
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam/Kingdom of Cambodia: no sanctuary: the plight of Montagnard minority
In February 2001, thousands of people from indigenous minorities, collectively known as Montagnards, held protests in the Vietnamese Central Highlands focusing on a number of grievances, including anger at government confiscation of their ancestral forest homelands, an influx of lowland Vietnamese settlers taking their agricultural land, lack of freedom of worship for the many who … Continue reading Socialist Republic of Viet Nam/Kingdom of Cambodia: no sanctuary: the plight of Montagnard minority
Bosnia-Herzegovina: all the way home: safe minority returns as a just remedy and for a secure future
This document gives the background to Amnesty International’s concerns about the current obstacles to minority return in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the organization’s objections to involuntary return to majority areas, including the ending of temporary protection for refugees.