Since the outbreak of fighting in mid-April 1993 between Bosnian Croatian and Bosnian Government forces seeking control over territory in central Bosnia and in Herzegovina, there have been reports of severe human rights abuses commited by both sides. These include reports of the detention by...

Following the resumption of repatriations, after they were suspended in mid-January 1993, the UNHCR announced on 30 April, that since 31 January there had been no reports of forced repatriation, and that it is intended that in mid-May, UNHCR and the Bangladesh Government will sign a Memorandum of...

This document explains why AI is urging the Government of South Korea to to ratify the UN Convention against Torture. It cites cases of alleged torture by security agencies of concern to AI. These are: Kim Nak-jung, Chun Hee-sik, Song Hae-suk and Noh Jung-son, all allegedly tortured or ill-treated...

This report raises Amnesty International’s concerns about the marked increase in reports of alleged ill-treatment in Italian prisons during 1992 and 1993. It cites the following reported cases: allegations of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners at Buoncammino Prison (Cagliari, Sardinia),...

1. Spain: United Nations Committee against Torture considers Spanish Government’s report.

This document summarizes AI’s concerns about the use of torture in China and comments on an additional report recently submitted to the United Nations Committee against Torture by the Government of the People’s Republic of China on its implementation of the UN Convention against...

1. India: Amnesty International renews its call for access to investigate human rights abuses throughout India; 2. India: Government denials lack credibility, says Amnesty International; 3. China: Amnesty International calls for fundamental reforms to bring China into line with the United Nations...

This report is based largely on information gathered by AI during a visit to Japan in October 1992 and on the experience and knowledge gained by AI’s Japanese Section in monitoring Japanese asylum policies over the years. It analyses procedures for determining asylum claims, pointing out...

This paper reviews the conclusions drawn by members of the Human Rights Committee about the application in India of those human rights guarantees provided in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which fall within AI’s mandate. Topics covered include: general...

AI has been given assurances by Ecuadorean Embassies in several countries that Oscar Amaris, a Colombian political refugee, is not to be returned to Colombia. The Ecuadorean Government has asked the UNHCR to find another country of asylum for Oscar Amaris.

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1. United States of America: Prisoner scheduled to be executed in Virginia on International Human Rights Day. 2. Cuba: Amnesty International calls on Cuban authorities to free prisoners of conscience. 3. Mexico: Human rights record criticized by UN Committee against Torture. 4. Iran: Amnesty...