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UN examines human rights in member countries | Amnesty ...
7 April 2008

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.

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

This document contains recommendations made during the interactive dialogue in the UPR Working Group with Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, India ...

Document       IOR 41/041/2008

Iraq: Carnage and despair: Iraq- five years on: The role of ...
17 March 2008

In the context of the “war on terror”, the USA and UK are outsourcing key security and military support functions, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, to private ...

Document       MDE 14/008/2008

European Court reaffirms ban on torture | Amnesty International
28 February 2008

The European Court of Human Rights has re-affirmed the absoluteprohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment orpunishment.

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Call for independent UK investigation into US renditions | Amnesty ...
23 February 2008

Amnesty International has called for a full, independent investigation into any further UK involvement in renditions.

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UK/US: Revelations about detention flights in Diego Garcia ...
22 February 2008

Further inquiries into allegations of rendition flights announced by the UK government should not be a substitute for a full, independent investigation into any ...

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Court win for man wrongly accused of terrorism | Amnesty ...
20 February 2008

A flight instructor wrongly accused of training the hijackers of planes used in the 11 September 2001 attacks in the USA has won his appeal.

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United Kingdom: detention of asylum-seekers must be the exception ...
30 January 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: EUR 45/002/2008 (Public). News Service No: 30 January 2008. United Kingdom: detention ...

Document       EUR 45/002/2008

Why is Amnesty International in Davos? | Amnesty International
25 January 2008

Judit Arenas writes from the World Economic Forum in Davos about talking to those that can take steps to improve human rights – not just governments, but also co

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Video: Moazzam Begg read Poems from Guantánamo | Amnesty ...
23 January 2008

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