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/news/jordan-must-fully-investigate-suspected-police-killings-20091118 Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into their deaths. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE01/001/2009/en In the Middle East and North Africa region, human rights defenders are all too often vilified, persecuted and even criminalized for their peaceful activities. This report describes many of their individual experiences, their triumphs as well as their setbacks. It shows that their efforts are helping to bring Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/law-lords-go-ahead-deportations-including-abu-qatada-20090218 The decision could give the UK government the green light to start deporting people to countries where they will be at risk of serious human rights abuses. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/IOR41/046/2008/en In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of various states about ending torture, arbitrary arrests, the death penalty, for example. The organization also makes wide-ranging recommendations about ESCR, violence against women, impunity, harassment of human rights defender Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/018/2008/en On 21 October 2008, four judges and prosecutors from Japan, Jordan, Nigeria and the USA, who have participated in death penalty cases, gave their personal accounts at the United Nations on what made them oppose the death penalty. These testimonies demonstrate once more how unreliable the evidence can be on w Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/jordan-protect-rights-women-domestic-migrant-workers Tens of thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Jordan face isolation, exploitation and abuse, with little or no protection from the state. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/jordan-drastic-improvement-needed-domestic-workers-20081030 Tens of thousands of domestic workers in Jordan live in appalling conditions with many forced to work up to 19 hours per day and denied their salary. Amnesty Internati Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/isolated-and-abused-women-migrant-domestic-workers-jordan-20081030 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE16/002/2008/en Tens of thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Jordan face isolation, exploitation and abuse, with little or no protection from the state. In this document Amnesty International calls on the Jordanian authorities: to amend the Labour Law to cover domestic work and guarantee labour rights to migrant d Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/uk-highest-court-hear-key-test-cases-deportations-assurances-20081022 The UK’s highest court will begin hearing two important test casesrelated to human rights and the UK government's counter-terrorismpolicies on Thursday. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International