1. Somalia: Human rights a priority in rebuilding Somalia; 2. South Africa: Learning the lessons of the Bophuthatswana crisis.

This paper considers whether there are any special arguments which would justify limiting the abolition of the death penalty to ordinary crimes. It presents arguments for and against the death penalty for wartime offences and includes a brief review of the subject from the point of view of...

1. Somalia: AI concerned about detentions and killings by United Nations troops.

Presented here are the five oral statements made by Amnesty International (AI) in August 1993 in Geneva. Under item 6 AI described the practice of political killings and “disappearances” by governments against political opponents; under item 10 on the administration of justice and the human rights...

1. Canada: Amnesty International writes to Canadian authorities about deaths in Somalia. 2. Spain: United Nations Committee against Torture criticizes Spanish Government’s report.

1. Tadzhikistan: The tragedy the world ignores. 2. Chad: The nightmare continues. 3. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sandzak Muslims abducted from Serbian- held areas. 4. Turkey: Attacks on human rights workers continue. 5. Iraq: UN calls for on-site monitoring. 6. Guinea-Bissau: Death penalty abolished. 7....

1. Chad: Visit of AI delegation. 2. “Disappearances” and political killings: Conference calls for UN office on human rights. 3. India: Amnesty International welcomes calls for improved human rights. 4. Sudan: Deaths and detentions as Juba is destroyed. 5. Two Chinese asylum-seekers in Hong Kong...

This circular contains appeal cases from seven countries in the Americas, illustrating the types of violations suffered by indigenous peoples in those countries. They are: USA: the case of Leonard Peltier; Honduras: the killing of Vicente Matute Cruz; Canada: the killings of John Joseph Harper and...

This report introduces AI’s forthcoming campaign to end human rights violations against indigenous peoples in the Americas, summarizing past actions taken by the organization to publicize such abuses. The violations in question often occur in the contexts of disputes about land rights, internal...

1. China: executions follow mass sentencing rallies in drug cases; 2. Canada: Prisoners extradited to face capital charges in the USA; 3. Nigeria: Commutations in coup attempt case; 4. Switzerland: Progress towards abolition; 5. India: Prisoner escapes execution after hangman faints. 6. Mongolia:...

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