1. Bolivia: Former president guilty of genocide. 2. Sudan: Hundreds massacred in revenge attack. 3. Turkey: Police torture villagers in sub- zero conditions. 4. ...
Despite the increased importance of human rights on the political agenda of governments throughout the world, political killings and "disappearances" continue to ...
This chapter of a forthcoming major AI report, together with Chapter G-2, shows how the UN and other intergovernmental organizations approach the problem of " ...
1. Papua New Guinea: Government urged to reconsider Internal Security Act. 2. Turkey: Kurdish writer's conviction confirmed by Appeal Court - a serious retrograde ...
The Salvadorian Supreme Court has rejected petitions by human rights groups challenging the legality of the recent General Amnesty Law for the Consolidation of ...
On 15 March 1993 the UN-appointed Truth Commission published its report, "From Madness to Hope", documenting massive human rights violations by government forces ...
There is concern for the safety of Gregorio Menjia following his abduction, torture and attempted killing by unidentified armed civilians on 23 May 1993 in San ...
On 21 April 1993, a Salvadorian non-governmental human rights group presented a petition (recurso de inconstitucionalidad) to the Supreme Court challenging the ...
AI has learned that a suspect arrested shortly after the killing of trade unionist Salvador Ivan Ramirez has been convicted and sentenced for his murder. It now ...