Amnesty Int’s Global Round-Up: Latest Human Rights

Monday, 27 September 2004, 10:35 am
Column: Amnesty International

Amnesty International’s Global Round-Up: Latest Human Rights News

UK: An inquiry into Finucane - but what kind?

The UK authorities have finally announced that an inquiry into the 1989 killing of Patrick Finucane in Northern Ireland will be established. However, instead of announcing a public judicial inquiry under the Tribunal of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921, the UK authorities have stated that the inquiry will be held on the basis of legislation to be introduced shortly.

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGEUR450242004

Jamaica: Alleged extrajudicial killings by the army must be fully investigated

On 19 September 2004, members of the Jamaican Defence Force killed community activist Sandra Sewell, and Gayon Alcott, a 20-year-old footballer.

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAMR380122004

Iraq: Hostage-taking and killing must end immediately

Amnesty International strongly condemns the beheading of two American hostages and appeals for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE140492004

Zimbabwe: Ten dead following police misuse of tear gas

Amnesty International is calling for a full and independent inquiry into the deaths of at least ten people, since 2 September 2004, at Porta Farm, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Harare.

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR460272004

Nigeria: Amnesty International seeks to intervene in case reviewing asylum granted to former Liberian President Charles Taylor

Amnesty International seeks to intervene in case reviewing asylum granted to former Liberian President Charles Taylor

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGAFR440292004

World Headlines

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U.S. Politics: STOCK Act Passes House - 'Political Intelligence' Omission

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Exhibition - West Papuan Women of Resistance: Dear Friends Of Art And West Papua

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U.S. Politics: David Swanson: The Election We Should Be Following

For progressives and populists around the country who take an interest in Congressional races there are always a few good challengers we might hope to send to Washington. Incumbents, we assume, can take care of themselves. But in Northern Ohio, redistricting ... More>>

Greenpeace: Industry Figures Confirm GM Food Is European Commercial Flop

Annual industry figures to be released on Tuesday are expected to confirm the commercial failure of genetically modified (GM) food in Europe, said Greenpeace. Only around 0.06% of the EU’s agricultural land was used in 2011 to grow GM food, the report ... More>>

Asia: IFJ Press Freedom In China Campaign Bulletin

1. China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011 2. Senior Newspaper Staff Sacked for Reporting Inflation Concerns in China 3. Journalist Attacked in Taiwan 4. Dissident Writer Yu Jie Flees to the United States 5. Writer Li Tei Sentenced ... More>>

Women’s Rights: 2,000 African Communities Abandon Female Genital Mutilation

New York, Feb 6 2012 1:10PM A new United Nations report shows that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) last year, prompting calls for a renewed global push to end this harmful practice once and for all. More>>

Connie Lawn: Newt Gingrich Wins In South Carolina

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich gives his victory speech in Columbia after winning the South Carolina primary with 40% of the vote. Runner-up Mitt Romney pledges to fight for Republican nomination in 'long race', while third-placed Rick Santorum says of Gingrich: 'He kicked butt. I'm proud of him.' Ron Paul finished fourth ... More >>

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Pacific.Scoop: Real Change In Burma No Longer A Pipe Dream – But Don’t Jump The Gun

For a long time, it was easy for us to hold an opinion on Burma. It fitted neatly into the classic dichotomy of good and evil. The regime – made up of cruel, despotic military generals – was bad, and Aung San Suu Kyi and the huddled masses of Burmese people she led were good. More >>

Burma: After Political Prisoner Amnesty, Ethnic Warfare Is Rekindled In North

Even as the Burmese government initiates political reforms in much of the country, it has intensified an ethnic civil war in the resource-rich hills of northern Myanmar, a conflict that at once threatens its warming trend with the United States... More >>