To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
On the 12 June 2008 the US Supreme Court recognized, in the case of
Boumediene v.Bush, the right of those detained at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
to challenge their detention in US civilian courts.
Murat Kurnaz was detained in Afghanistan and Guantánamo without charge or trial for nearly five years.
Nine women attempting to take part in a small, peaceful seminar to
commemorate a day of solidarity with Iranian women were arrested in
Tehran on Thursday.
The first female judge to work at the High Court in Pakistan, Majida Razvi; a young Brighton-based Zimbabwean, Alois Mbawara; and Murat Kurnaz, released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, were guests when Amnesty International presented Report 2008 to the media.
Wednesday 4 June 2008 marks the nineteenth anniversary of the Chinese
government's crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations in and
around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Parliamentarians present US government officials with an Amnesty International declaration endorsed by over 1,200 of their counterparts worldwide.
A life-size model of a cell at Guantánamo will travel to US cities to bring a taste of the harsh realities of prolonged isolation in detention to the US public.
Across much of the world, May Day – International Workers’ Day – represents an opportunity for workers to celebrate their rights and
stand together in solidarity.
More than 3,000 Palestinian refugees are currently cut off from the
rest of the world in dire conditions without access to adequate
humanitarian assistance.
