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World Cup statistics (WEB TEXT)
8 June 2006

With the football World Cup starting this week, we have a different set of statistics: violence against women is being played out in battlefields, bedrooms and ...

Report       ACT 77/010/2006

The Wire, June 2006. Vol. 36, No.5.
31 May 2006

1) Rise in recruitment of child soldiers in DRC 2) Humanitarian crisis in Occupied Territories 3) Rural communities in Guatemala violently evicted 4) Racist attacks ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/005/2006

South Korea: Thousands of riot police in bloody eviction for US ...
3 May 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Media Advisory. AI Index: ASA 25/004/2006 (Public). News Service No: 113. 4 May 2006. South Korea: Thousands of ...

Press Release       ASA 25/004/2006

Death Penalty News: May 2006
30 April 2006

1.) Mass commutation in Philippines; 2.) 20000 Prisoners around world in Death Row; 3.) Members elected to new UN Human Rights Council; 4.) Privy Council abolishes ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/002/2006

BULLETIN PEINE DE MORT. Événements relatifs à la peine de mort ...
30 April 2006

Newsletter       ACT 53/002/2006

2006 Elections to the Human Rights Council: Background information ...
30 April 2006

In order to assist Member States in assessing the contribution and commitment of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights, this document contains ...

Report       IOR 41/006/2006

South Korea: Elderly farmers forcibly evicted for US army base
17 March 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: ASA 25/001/2006 (Public). News Service No: 067. 17 March 2006. South Korea: Elderly farmers ...

Press Release       ASA 25/001/2006

Death Penalty News: January 2006
1 January 2006

1.) Iran executes eight juvenile offenders in 2005; 2.) USA: More than 1000 executions since 1977; 3.) International events; 4.) Liberia abolishes the death penalty ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/001/2006

South Korea: Death penalty abolition -- historic opportunity
19 April 2005

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 25/003/2005 (Public). News Service No: 097. 20 April 2005. Embargo Date: 20 April 2005 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 25/003/2005

Republic of Korea (South Korea): Open Letter to all Leaders of ...
12 October 2004

In his letter, Amnesty International urges the leaders of the political parties and members of the 17th National Assembly to repeal or review fundamentally the ...

Report       ASA 25/009/2004