Research
South Asia
Armed Groups
Amnesty International’s concerns about continuing human rights violations in Sri Lanka in 1990 are summarized here. Thousands of “disappearances” and extrajudicial executions by government forces were reported in the northeast and south. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) reportedly killed...
February 1, 1991
Research
Bangladesh
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
1. Bangladesh: Amnesty international calls for reforms to protect human rights. 2. USSR: killings in Lithuania
January 23, 1991
Campaigns
Europe and Central Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Amnesty International is concerned at reports that up to 13 peaceful, unarmed demonstrators were killed by Soviet troops in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on 13 January 1990.
January 14, 1991
Research
Americas
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
The human rights measures introduced by the government led by Patricio Aylwin are summarized in this circular, along with Amnesty International’s major concerns. It updates many of the concerns outlined in “Chile: Summary of Amnesty International concerns”, (AMR 22/18/89). The status of the...
January 1, 1991
