Turkey: Further information: Fear of torture/ health concern: Sevgi Erdogan, Cavidan Kocaacar; and new names: Fatma Patlar, Aliye Kaskir, Fatma Gulten Sesen, Nilufer Alcan; plus 46 unnamed other detainees
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Turkey: Further information: “Disappearance”: Selim Eryilmaz, Muzaffer Yalcin, Abdullah Kubet, Cavit Bulut, Selim Duz, Mustafa Kacan, Adil Yazici, Selim Gungor, Halil Memis, Aydin Becermen, Osman Celik, Adnan Sag, Ihsan Kurt, Muharrem Basibuyuk
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Myanmar (Burma): Continuing killings and ill-treament of minority peoples
Evidence gathered by Amnesty International in June and July 1991 suggests that the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces) continue to seize, ill-treat and kill members of ethnic and religious minorities in rural areas. These violations occur in the context of counter-insurgency campaigns against armed...
Weekly Update Service 28/91
1. Turkey: Turkish Constitutional Court judgement results in further conditional releases of political prisoners. 2. UK: AI writes again to government about Northern Ireland killings. 3. UK: Amnesty International welcomes inquiry into Broadwater Farm cases.
Rwanda: fear of torture / legal concern: Jean Gakuru
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Turkey: fear of torture: Serhat Bucak
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Yugoslavia: Baton Zenun Beqa
According to the newspaper Vecernji List, Baton Beqa, a trade unionist, was arrested and tried after traffic police searched his car and found a list of members of independent trade unionists in Kosovo who had collected donations for ethnic Albanians and had been dismissed from employment. He was...
AI News Release: Israel and the Occupied Territories: Odds stacked against fair trials for Palestinians
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Peru: Further information: Extrajudicial execution, “disappearance” / possible extrajudicial execution (note new concerns): 15 members of the Santa Bárbara peasant community
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People’s Republic of China: solitary confinement / health concern: Chen Ziming, Wang Juntao, Ren Wanding, Bao Zunxin, Liu Gang, Wang Dan
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Cuba: Further information: Prisoner of conscience / legal concern / health concern: Roberto Luque Escalona
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Malawi: cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment / legal concern: Orton Chirwa, Chigwenembe, another prison warder, name unknown, three adult children of Gwanda Chakuamba Phiri
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