Bahamas

Human Rights in COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and ...

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Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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Bahamas: Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review ...
18 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 14/002/2009. 18 March 2009. Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Reviewoutcome ...

Document       AMR 14/002/2009

Bahamas: Fear for safety / ill-treatment
6 March 2009

A number of recent media reports in the Bahamas have indicated that people being held at the country’s immigration detention centre are being ill-treated. Amnesty ...

Urgent Action       AMR 14/001/2009

Suggested recommendations to 13 of the States coming up during the ...
1 October 2008

This document contains suggested recommendations to be made during the interactive dialogue in the UPR Working Group with Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burundi, ...

Document       IOR 41/043/2008

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