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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

Bhutan: ten years later and still waiting to go home: the case of the refugees

This document describes the experiences of two Nepalese refugees from Bhutan as illustrations of the problems facing the people in the refugee camps. They are waiting for the governments of Bhutan and Nepal to come to an agreement on their right to return to Bhutan. But ten years after they first arrived at the refugee … Continue reading Bhutan: ten years later and still waiting to go home: the case of the refugees

Kuwait: five years of impunity: human rights concerns since the withdrawal of Iraqi forces

Since the end of the Iraqi occupation in February 1991, Kuwait has embarked on a series of political and human rights reforms. Parliament has been reconstituted, a committee has been established to look into complaints of human rights violations, and steps have been taken towards the ratification of several international human rights treaties. However, the … Continue reading Kuwait: five years of impunity: human rights concerns since the withdrawal of Iraqi forces