Bahamas

Human Rights in COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

Bahamas: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Third ...
14 July 2008

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information under sections B, C and D, as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information ...

Report       AMR 14/002/2008

Bahamas: Flogging: Alutus Newbold (m)
13 October 2006

On 6 October, Alutus Newbold, aged 34, was reportedly sentenced to four strokes of the rod, and 24 years' imprisonment. Amnesty International believes that the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 14/005/2006

Bahamas: Privy Council abolishes mandatory death sentence
9 March 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 14/001/2006 (Public). News Service No: 058. 9 March 2006. Bahamas: Privy Council ...

Press Release       AMR 14/001/2006

Open letter to the Government of the Bahamas regarding the ...
20 December 2004

In this open letter, Amnesty International writes in response to the report "Communication to the Honourable House of Assembly On the Investigation of Allegations ...

Report       AMR 14/003/2004

The Bahamas: Amnesty International calls for a commission of ...
10 December 2004

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 14/002/2004 (Public). News Service No: 319. 10 December 2004. The Bahamas: Amnesty ...

Press Release       AMR 14/002/2004

The Bahamas: Torture and ill-treatment / Forcible return
18 October 2004

Haitian and Cuban detainees, including children, are reportedly being beaten and tortured by soldiers at the Carmichael detention centre in The Bahamas.

Urgent Action       AMR 14/001/2004

Bahamas: Forgotten detainees? Prison Conditions: Appeals for ...
5 November 2003

The rate of imprisonment in the Bahamas, 478 per 100000, is the 8th highest in the world. Many prisoners continue to be detained in conditions amounting to cruel ...

Report       AMR 14/004/2003

Bahamas: "Forgotten Detainees" in urgent need of human rights ...
5 November 2003

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 14/006/2003 (Public). News Service No: 251. 5 November 2003. Embargo Date: 5 November 2003 05:01GMT. ...

Press Release       AMR 14/006/2003

Bahamas: Forgotten Detainees? Refugees and Immigration Detainees ...
5 November 2003

Amnesty International has longstanding concerns regarding the treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Bahamas. The organisation is especially concerned ...

Report       AMR 14/003/2003