This circular updates information on trade unionists in Latin America contained in the paper AMR 01/01/91, issued in March 1991. The cases updated here are: Brazil: Expedito Ribeiro da Souza, Carlos Cabral Pereira, Roberto Neta da Silva and Orlanda Canuto, Jose and Paulo Canuto de Oliveira, Braz...

The killings described in this report raise similar questions to those raised after previous incidents of disputed killings by the security forces in Northern Ireland. The most important concerns regard the use of lethal force and the procedures used to investigate such incidents which, Amnesty...

In this report Amnesty International examines the various forms of administrative detention in China, amongst which “shelter and investigation” and “re-education through labour” feature most prominently. Extensive analysis and commentary of the relevant legal provisions is provided: official...

Amnesty International has continued to receive allegations of torture from Chile since the new civilian government took office in March 1990: some complaints were received after February 1991, when new legislation came into force. The Carabineros (uniformed police) are most frequently cited as the...

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1. Morocco: Forty political prisoners freed

This statement of Amnesty International’s concerns was presented on 7 August 1991. Despite recent statements by the Government of Indonesia regarding human rights, AI remains concerned about serious abuses. Reports indicate that a pattern of short-term detention, torture and ill-treatment...

Amnesty International (AI) is deeply concerned about reports of extrajudicial killings and torture and ill-treatment of detainees in the current conflict. Among the incidents reported here are the use of villagers from Zamlaca and Struga as a “human shield” on 28 July by Serbian insurgents. Most of...

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