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French detention centre highlights mistreatment of migrants ...
18 December 2008

On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how ...

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France: Concern over possible poisoning of Russian human rights ...
17 October 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 17 October 2008. AI Index No: EUR 21/008/2008. France: Concern over possible poisoning of Russian human rights lawyer. ...

Document       EUR 21/008/2008

Five jailed in Chile ten years after Pinochet arrest | Amnesty ...
16 October 2008

Chile's Supreme Court jailed five retired military officials onWednesday for involvement in the "Caravan of Death" – one of the casesfor which Augu.

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Europe and Central Asia: Summary of Amnesty International’s ...
2 September 2008

This bulletin contains information about Amnesty International’s main concerns in Europe and Central Asia between July and December 2007. Not every country in the ...

Report       EUR 01/001/2008

End rendition and secret detention: Europe’s duty | Amnesty ...
26 June 2008

As France takes over the Presidency of the EU in July 2008, call on the French President to ensure that all EU governments cooperate to end rendition and secret ...

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France: Briefing to the Human Rights Committee
17 June 2008

This briefing summarizes Amnesty International’s concerns about the failure of the French authorities to take adequate measures to prohibit torture and other ill ...

Report       EUR 21/005/2008

France: Recording interrogations is not enough - more safeguards ...
3 June 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 21/004/2008 (Public). Date: 3 June 2008. France: Recording interrogations is ...

Document       EUR 21/004/2008

Compilation of recommendations to the countries under review ...
1 May 2008

This document contains recommendations made during the interactive dialogue in the UPR Working Group with Benin, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Peru ...

Document       IOR 41/042/2008

The death penalty worldwide developments in 2007
15 April 2008

In 2007 the world continued to move closer to the universal abolition of the capital punishment. A historical landmark is the resolution on a moratorium on executions ...

Report       ACT 50/002/2008

France: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Second ...
8 February 2008

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

Report       EUR 21/001/2008