Amnesty International Newsletter May 2000

Index Number: NWS 21/003/2000
Date Published: 30 April 2000

1. Sudan: The real cost of oil; 2. India: Human rights defenders speak to AI about risks faced; 3. Kuwait: 'Justice and human dignity' seminar; 4. Colombia: Paramilitary groups allowed to act with impunity; 5. Cuba: Harassment of dissidents continues; 6. Eastern Europe: Belarus resists collapse of the death penalty; 7. Lebanon: AI office to open; Focus article Saudi Arabia: End secrecy, end suffering; " plus Worldwide Appeals Update.