http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/french-detention-centre-highlights-mistreatment-migrants-2008121 On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how Europe Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/POL33/004/2008/en Migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are regularly deprived of their liberty purely for administrative convenience. Many countries use detention to deter people from migrating or seeking asylum. Using illustrative cases, this document provides an overview of detention practices in different countries. Deten Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/arrest-radovan-karadzic-major-step-towards-justice-20080722 The former Bosnian Serb leader could be handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Netherlands either this weekend or early ne Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/009/2008/en This booklet is designed for those directly involved in the implementation of the ‘European Guidelines on Human Rights defenders’. The purpose of the Guidelines “is to provide practical suggestions for enhancing EU action” in relation to human rights defenders. If fully implemented, the potential for Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR35/002/2008/en Each year some 20,000 irregular migrants and asylum-seekers are detained in the Netherlands , where the use and duration of detention and other restrictive measures is increasing. This report examines how far these measures have led to a deterioration in the human rights situation of irregular migrants and a Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR35/001/2007/en In this submission, Amnesty International provides information under sections B, C and D (as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review). This includes concerns over shortcomings in the ratification of international human rights standards, and Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/netherlands Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/007/2007/en This report presents Amnesty International's assessment of the implementation of the European Union of Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders mainly during 2006 based on research carried out in relation to eight countries: Angola, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Mozambique, Russia, Tunisia and Turkey. The report examin Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/IOR41/012/2007/en On 17 May 2007, UN Member States will elect 14 members of the UN Human Rights Council. Amnesty International is providing in this document a brief review of the current human rights situation and an overview of the candidates' record of ratification and cooperation with the treaty bodies and Special Procedur Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR35/001/2006/en Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International