1. Israel and the Occupied Territories: AI calls for strong human rights safeguards to be included into peace settlement

Thousands of Kuwaiti and third-country nationals were transferred from Kuwait to Iraq by Iraqi forces during the occupation of Kuwait from 2 August 1990 to 26 February 1991. Following the cease-fire, large-scale repatriations saw the return of over 7,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees....

Ameur Legraidi and Fathi Ouerghi, Tunisian nationals seeking asylum in Algeria, are at risk of expulsion to Tunisia and have been held incommunicado since their arrest on 13 June 1993. If returned to Tunisia, they would be at risk of torture and ill-treatment in pre-trial detention. They left...

There is concern that measures taken by some powerful states now threaten to undermine refugee protection and are contrary to standards set out in conclusions adopted in previous years by the Executive Committee (Excom) of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)....

There is concern at recent reports that police in the FYRM have been carrying out systematic round-ups of ethnic Albanians, who are apparently thought to come from Kosovo province of Serbia in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The round-ups have occurred in and around the town of Tetovo,...

This document examines the human rights challenge to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) and gives recommendations for the organization and working methods of the first Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) to be held in Warsaw from 27 September to 15 October 1993....

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...

There is concern that hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers may be subjected to deportation. This report examines the current political situation and the groups most at risk if deported. It also examines the Islamic courts where trials are unfair and sentences include the death penalty and amputation.

On or around 13 August 1993 the above named people, and possibly as many as ten others, were arrested by members of the security forces in Goma, North- Kivu region. Soon after their arrest they were reportedly transferred to Kinshasa, and their exact place of detention is unknown. There are fears...

1. Cyprus: AI concerned by deteriorating situation facing conscientious objectors. 2. Peru: AI condemns “Shining Path” massacre of Ashaninka

Monica Castillo Paez was forcibly expelled from Sweden on 21 August, accompanied by Swedish officials. She asked for asylum in transit at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, en route to Peru. The authorities in the Netherlands are now examining her asylum claim.

1. Trinidad and Tobago: Amnesty International urgently appeals to government to halt tomorrow’s executions. 2. Nicaragua: Amnesty International condemns hostage-taking by “recontra” group. 3. Equatorial Guinea: Security force killings on island of Annobon. 4. China: Dissident forced into exile...