http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/002/2008/en In 2007 the world continued to move closer to the universal abolition of the capital punishment. A historical landmark is the resolution on a moratorium on executions endorsed by the United Nations. By the end of the 2007, 91 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. The death penalty has no Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/001/2007/en 1.) Execution rate falls in 2006 as pressure grows for a universal moratorium; 2.) Rwanda abolishes the death penalty; 3.) Stop press: Abolitionist and retentionist countries as of 1 October 2007; 4.) Kyrgyzstan abolishes death penalty in law; 5.) Kazakhstan reduces scope of death penalty; 6.) New legislativ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/malawi Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/001/2005/en This document covers significant events concerning the death penalty during the year 2004. Five countries abolished the death penalty for all crimes, bringing to 84 the number of totally abolitionist countries at year end. Scores of death sentences were commuted in Malawi and Zambia, and moratoria or suspens Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/001/2004/en 1.) Abolition in Samoa and Bhutan; 80 countries now fully abolitionist; 2.) Increase in co-sponsors for UN death penalty resolution; 3.) New UN report; 4.) Death sentences and executions in 2003; 5.) Zambia and Malawi commute death sentences, maintain moratoria; 6.) Belarus: Constitutional Cour Mon, 31 May 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/116/2003/en Five men named have been released. Arrested in Malawi on 22 June, they had been secretly transferred out of the country two days later. They were reportedly taken to Harare, Zimbabwe, where they were held for almost a month. They were then transferred to Sudan, where they were released, afte Thu, 07 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/093/2003/en On 24 June, the five men were secretly transferred out of Malawi in the custody of US government agents. It is not known where they are being held. They have had no access to lawyers since their arrest in Malawi on 22 June. Their transfer out of Malawi violated national law and circumvented any fo Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/092/2003/en Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR03/005/2002/en Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR03/004/2002/en In Amnesty International's view, protecting and promoting human rights are not incompatible with effective policing. Although this report notes failures, it also documents initiatives to make policing more effective and responsive to communities' needs. The international community has a rol Mon, 08 Jul 2002 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International