The Israeli authorities must co-operate fully with the international mission, established by the UN Human Rights Council and led by Justice Richard Goldstone.
Hundreds of thousands of people are affected by oil pollution in the Niger Delta. Particularly the poorest and those who rely on traditional livelihoods such as fishing and agriculture.
Amnesty International is concerned about proposals included in a draft law -the so-called “security package”- approved on 14 May 2009 by the Chamber of Deputies, and now under conside
Amnesty International called for the investigation into the long
standing allegations initiated by the Polish National Prosecutor’s
Office in 2008 to be transparent and thorough, in contrast to the
previous investigation by the secret services committee of the Polish
parliament conducted in 2005 and 2006.
In the name of countering terrorism, the USA has violated the rights ofindividuals in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantánamo and elsewhere. The humanrights violations committed by and on behalf of the USA since 11September 2001 are many and varied. This has been confirmed bydocuments, photographs, declassified legal opinion and official statements.
The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on
human rights in the name of security and fighting terrorism. Thousands
of people have been arrested and detained in virtual secrecy; others
have been killed in uncertain circumstances in what the authorities say
were clashes with the security forces. Hundreds face secret and summary
trials and possible execution.
Spanish law allows terrorism suspects to be held incommunicado for upto 13 days. Incommunicado detainees have no effective access to alawyer or to a doctor of their choice. Their family is not informedthat they have been detained.
Amnesty International calls on the Iranian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, to exercise restraint in the policing of any further demonstrations, to stop using the Basij militia to police protests, and to ensure that firearms are not used except as a last resort and where strictly unavoidable in order to protect life.
More than half of Nairobi’s population – some two million people – live without adequate access to water, hospitals, schools and other essential public services.
Amnesty International has called on the Nepalese government to commit to ending
impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by
ratifying the Rome Statute.
