Amnesty International is concerned that Harpal Singh Cheema is being detained but that officials fail to disclose where he is held. He and possibly the two others arrested with him have reportedly not been brought before a judicial authority for several weeks, even though Indian law requires that...
Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of Willies Mchunu, Enoch Nzuza, Samuel Nyawo and Mike Mabuyakhulu, who are officials of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) and African National Congress (ANC) members, following threats and attacks against them.
Jamil Ra’uf Hashim al-Kadhimi, a 60-year-old Iraqi businessman, “disappeared” in Kuwait after his arrest on or around 10 March 1991. In February of this year he was reported to be detained incommunicado in al- Doha Prison in Kuwait City and to be hospitalized. It is not known if his illness is due...
The body of Nazario de Jesus Gracia, 34-year-old nightwatchman of the FEASIES trade union federation, was found on the morning of 2 March 1992 at the FEASIES offices in San Salvador. His throat had been slit and preliminary forensic investigations suggest that wounds on the body were inflicted with...
This report summarizes the findings of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Extermination of Children and Adolescents in Rio de Janeiro State, presented in September 1991. Statistics relating to killing of street children are provided. Those responsible for the killings are...
AI is concerned at the summary execution of Tomas Diego Garcia, a member of the indigenous community of La Trinidad Yaveo, Oaxaca state, during a raid by police and local gunmen on 25 January 1992. Five other Mixe Indians and one Zapotec Indian were arrested during the raid: Agustin Diego Garcia,...
This paper presents AI’s concerns about alleged unlawful or unnecessary use of lethal force and other ill-treatment by Bangladesh security officials. At least 10 people reportedly died and more than 100 were injured in three separate incidents in 1991. In March 1991, about 100 people were injured...
This paper gives new information about alleged human rights violations of both Croatians and Serbians by both sides’ armed forces and paramilitaries. It follows AI’s earlier report, EUR 48/26/91, issued in November 1991. Massacres of civilians at Lovas, Skabrnja, Nadin, Vocin, Hum, Josevica, Glina,...