Ten years ago, on 19 December 2008, the authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis carried out what was to become the last execution in the Americas, outside the USA. This anniversary, which follows on from the observance on 2 November of 25 years since a key judicial decision that put a brake on the...

This submission contains Amnesty Internationals’ suggested recommendations to States considered during the 29th session of the Universal Periodic Review, 15-26 January 2018. Areas covered include human rights defenders, death penalty and ratification of human rights treaties.

The signatory organizations express concern about recent events in The Bahamas following the Prime Minister’s announcement on October 11 that migrants with an alleged irregular status in The Bahamas will have until December 31, 2017 to regularize their status or face aggressive pursuit and...

Amnesty International sent a communication on 17 March to the Bahamian authorities requesting detailed information about the current migration reforms amid allegations that these might be leading to human rights violations and enhancing discrimination in the country.

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The UN General Assembly has adopted resolutions calling on member states to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. However, the countries of the English-speaking Caribbean have consistently opposed such international initiatives for worldwide abolition....

In its submissions, Amnesty International endeavours to assess the level of implementation of recommendations made by other states in the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle. The information in this document is drawn from the submissions made by Amnesty International for the 15th session of...

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, domestic legislation and human rights violations. The abuses considered include torture and other ill-treatment, extrajudicial executions,...

In this submission Amnesty International comments on the implementation of recommendations the government accepted during its previous review in 2008. Amnesty International also comments on current concerns including retention of the death penalty, increased rates of rape and domestic violence, and...

This document contains the statements made by Amnesty International during the tenth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which took place from 2 to 27 March 2009. This compilation also includes joint oral statements and public statements.