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2005 UN Commission on Human Rights: The UN’s chief guardian of human rights?

Includes both general recommendations and individual case studies regarding civilians, among whom are displaced persons, refugees and asylum seekers.

2005 UN Commission on Human Rights: the UN’s chief guardian of human rights? executive summary

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Sudan: who will answer for the crimes?

This document considers cases of serious crimes under international human rights and humanitarian law committed in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan, for which there has so far been no accountability. Amnesty International hopes that by reminding the world about the massive crimes that have repeatedly taken place in Sudan for more than two decades, it … Continue reading Sudan: who will answer for the crimes? →

Sudan: open letter to the members of the United Nations Security Council: the situation in the Sudan

This document, written on the deployment of a United Nations peace support operation in the Sudan, sets out specific recommendations on the new mission’s human rights component, the protection of women and children, impunity, protection of civilians, refugees and the internally displaced, and arms control and collection.

Sudan: Amnesty International’s recommendations on the deployment of a United Nations peace support operation

Sudan: recommendations to donors funding Sudan

Includes recommendations to donors regarding the return of IDPs and refugees in Sudan

Indonesia: the role of human rights in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami: a briefing for members of the consultative group on Indonesia 19 – 20 January 2005

This document outlines human rights issues following the natural disasters in Indonesia, and includes concerns regarding those displaced.

Somalia: urgent need for effective human rights protection under the new transitional government

This report highlights the urgent human rights issues now facing those who will govern Somalia. The report describes the traumatic background of state collapse and persistent patterns of massive human rights abuses and the conclusion of the latest peace talks held in Kenya. Issues of impunity are discussed in respect of war crimes, crimes against … Continue reading Somalia: urgent need for effective human rights protection under the new transitional government →

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

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 →

Nepal: fractured country, shattered lives

Includes a section on displacement in Nepal