Recent publications

South Korea: Policing the Candlelight Protests in South Korea

Candlelight protests in central Seoul against the resumption of US beef imports began on 2 May 2008 and continued for more than two months. The protests were for ...

6 Oct 2008       Report       ASA 25/008/2008

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stop taking measures to deport Imad Al ...

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 6 October 2008. AI Index No: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stop taking measures to deport Imad Al Husein. ...

6 Oct 2008       Document       EUR 63/004/2008

Joint letter to UN-Habitat

Ms Anna Tibaijuka. Executive Director. UN-Habitat. PO. Box 30030, GPO. Nairobi 001000. Kenya. 6 October 2008. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT. ...

6 Oct 2008       Document       IOR 40/021/2008

Sri Lanka: Attacks against civilians must cease

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: ASA 37/029/2008. Date: 6 October 2008. Sri Lanka: Attacks against civilians must cease. ...

6 Oct 2008       Document       ASA 37/029/2008

Iran: Women's rights defenders face imprisonment

IRAN: WOMEN’S RIGHTS DEFENDERS FACE IMPRISONMENT. Amir Yaghoub-Ali (left), an active member of the men's committee of the Campaign ...

3 Oct 2008       Document       MDE 13/145/2008

Sri Lanka: Fear for safety: JC Weliamuna (m)

Human rights lawyer JC Weliamuna and his family survived a grenade attack on their home in the capital, Colombo, on 27 September 2008. He has since gone into hiding ...

2 Oct 2008       Urgent Action       ASA 37/028/2008

Saudia Arabia: Affront to justice, Who are the people being ...

2 Oct 2008       Document       MDE 23/033/2008

Saudi Arabia: Affront to Justice: Who are the people being ...

Siti Zainab Binti Duhri Rupa, a mother of two, has been detained in Medina Prison in Saudi Arabia since 1999. A migrant domestic worker, she allegedly confessed ...

2 Oct 2008       Document       MDE 23/032/2008

Saudia Arabia: Affront to justice, Who are the people being ...

2 Oct 2008       Document       MDE 23/034/2008

Ecuador: Further information on possible prisoner of conscience ...

After almost 10 months in jail Guadalupe Llori was acquitted of all charges on 19 September 2008. According to the terms of the acquittal, she should have been ...

2 Oct 2008       Urgent Action       AMR 28/003/2008