This report contains an indicative sample of the cases of alleged human rights violations received by Amnesty International between 2002 and 2005. It focuses on violations affecting marginalized populations in the country, such as migrants and minorities.
This report is part of Amnesty International’s worldwide campaign to demonstrate – by showing how companies avoid their responsibilities – the need to establish universally recognised standards applicable to companies.
Amnesty International expresses its profound concern about the United Kingdom (UK) authorities’ attempts to deport more than 15 Algerian men to their country of origin at all costs. The organization considers that these attempts are contrary to the prohibition of sending persons to countries where they face a real risk of serious human rights violations, … Continue reading UNITED KINGDOM: deportations to Algeria at all costs
In this document Amnesty International expresses its deep concern regarding the prolonged detention of minors seeking asylum in Japan.
Five years since the 2002 communal violence in the Western Indian state of Gujarat in which more than 2, 000 people were killed, Amnesty International remains concerned about the ongoing impact of that violence on the Muslim minority in Gujarat. This includes the situation of internally displaced persons in the region. http://repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:9.html
In this report Amnesty International makes a number of recommendations calling on the Kenyan authorities to ensure respect for the rule of law and the protection of human rights. It includes particular concerns regarding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.
This document follows up on Amnesty International’s report Kyrgyzstan: refugees in need of a safe haven This report updates that account, and is based on information gathered from interviews and documents obtained by an Amnesty International delegate on a visit to Kyrgyzstan from 21 – 30 July 2005. Amnesty International received disturbing reports that law … Continue reading Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report
The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Amnesty International’s analysis seeks to propose ways in which the European Union could act to ensure that its approach to terrorism not only acknowledges but actively incorporates the need … Continue reading Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU
This report includes details of a number of cases involving asylum-seekers in France.
This report is based on ongoing research conducted from Amnesty International’s International Secretariat in London, including contact with relatives of victims of human rights abuses, lawyers and representatives of local and international organizations working in the region, including the Memorial Human Rights Centre, the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society, the Danish Refugee Council, and the Stichting Russia … Continue reading Russian Federation: violations continue, no justice in sight: a briefing paper on human rights violations in the context of the armed conflict in the Chechen Republic