News Release 2008

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Immediate access to humanitarian workers and observers essential

  31 Dec 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：End unlawful attack and meet Gaza' emergency needs

  29 Dec 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：a population on the edge of collapse

  29 Dec 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Civilians must be protected in Gaza and Southern Israel

  28 Dec 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Proposed new Indian anti-terror laws would violate human rights

  23 Dec 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA：CAMBODIAN SUPREME COURT WILL REVIEW TRADE UNION LEADER’S MURDER

  23 Dec 2008 / Region: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• FRENCH REPUBLIC：French detention centre highlights mistreatment of migrants

  18 Dec 2008 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Allegations of beating of Iraqi journalist must be investigated

  17 Dec 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:Individual at risk

• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Crisis in DRC caused by access to weapons

  15 Dec 2008 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Regional conflict

• JAPAN：Calls for Government of Japan to respond to resolutions calling for justice

  13 Dec 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Women's Rights

• Europe and central Asia：European states must follow Portugal and host former detainees

  11 Dec 2008 / Region: Europe and central Asia / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Access to justice for all rights becomes a reality

  11 Dec 2008 / Region: / Topic:International human rights law

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Gaza reduced to bare survival

  5 Dec 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：New threshold of violence in India, attacks an outrage

  27 Nov 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:International human rights law

• REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Zimbabwe's health system in chaos

  21 Nov 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:

• International Secretariat UN General Assembly reinforces call for moratorium on executions

  20 Nov 2008 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International welcomes commitment to close Guantanamo

  17 Nov 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Declared ceasefire must result in concrete improvements for Darfuris

  12 Nov 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Harsh sentences for 14 dissidents reveal government’s true intentions

  11 Nov 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo causes humanitarian tragedy

  11 Nov 2008 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Amnesty International adopts five indigenous rights defenders as prisoners of conscience

  11 Nov 2008 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF PERU：Concerns over recent violence in Tacna

  6 Nov 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF PERU / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International calls on President-elect Obama to put human rights at the heart of government

  5 Nov 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran to end child executions

  31 Oct 2008 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES：THOUSANDS SUFFERING THE IMPACT OF SHATTERED MINDANAO PEACE TALKS

  30 Oct 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES / Topic:Regional conflict

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Call for release of Hu Jia as he receives European Parliament Sakharov prize

  24 Oct 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• Asia-Pacific：Asia: Time to move towards abolition of the death penalty

  10 Oct 2008 / Region: Asia-Pacific / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Federal judge orders release of Uighurs held at Guantanamo, government appeals

  8 Oct 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International Thrilled by Constitutional Victory in the Uighur Detainees' Case

  7 Oct 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA：South Africa: Displaced at risk as camps close

  7 Oct 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Federation: End impunity for violence against human rights defenders and journalists

  6 Oct 2008 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Released prisoner rearrested in Myanmar

  26 Sep 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA： Failure to protect “Sarajevo Queer Festival

  25 Sep 2008 / Region: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Amnesty International Praises Stay of Execution for Troy Davis

  23 Sep 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar: Freedom for U Win Tin but 2,100 political prisoners remain behind bars

  23 Sep 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat A “Golden Rule” on human rights is essential for an effective Arms Trade Treaty

  17 Sep 2008 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA：Bolivia: Respect for human rights is fundamental to stop escalation of violence

  12 Sep 2008 / Region: PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• ARGENTINE REPUBLIC：Argentina: Amnesty International welcomes ratification of international instruments abolishing the death penalty

  11 Sep 2008 / Region: ARGENTINE REPUBLIC / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• JAPAN：Japan: New executions emphasize need for death penalty moratorium in Japan

  11 Sep 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：Peter Gabriel to Receive Ambassador of Conscience Award

  3 Sep 2008 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:

• KINGDOM OF THAILAND：Thailand's state of emergency should not infringe on human rights

  2 Sep 2008 / Region: KINGDOM OF THAILAND / Topic:Individual at risk

• UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：UK: Government must provide information about rendition, disappearance and torture

  29 Aug 2008 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Olympics: China and IOC must learn from mistakes and uphold human rights values

  24 Aug 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• GEORGIA：South Ossetia: Observation of international humanitarian law and protection of civilians essential

  11 Aug 2008 / Region: GEORGIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• GEORGIA：Georgia and Russia must protect civilians in South Ossetia

  10 Aug 2008 / Region: GEORGIA / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：HAMDAM: UNFAIR TRIAL COMPOUNDS INJUSTICE OF UNLAWFUL DETENTION

  6 Aug 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Texas execution violates international law

  6 Aug 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC： Official moratorium on the death penalty – an opportunity for Laos

  5 Aug 2008 / Region: LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Provide justice in response to lethal attack on police in Kashgar

  4 Aug 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico: Authorities don't take women’s safety seriously

  1 Aug 2008 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Women's Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Olympics: Web sites unblocked but still no freedom of expression

  1 Aug 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran: End discrimination against the Kurdish minority

  30 Jul 2008 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Authorities’ broken promises jeopardize Olympic legacy

  29 Jul 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE BLOCKED AT OLYMPIC VENUE

  28 Jul 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Federation, Ingushetia: Detention and beating of human rights activist must be investigated

  25 Jul 2008 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• KINGDOM OF MOROCCO： Human Rights Lawyer Facing Disciplinary Charges

  23 Jul 2008 / Region: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Individual at risk

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA： Ye Guozhu must be immediately released

  23 Jul 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA：Arrest of Radovan Karadzic a major step towards justice

  22 Jul 2008 / Region: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Omar Khadr must be immediately repatriated to Canada

  15 Jul 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Sudan-International Criminal Court: An important step

  14 Jul 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• JAPAN：Japan: Environmental activists must be treated in accordance with international law

  14 Jul 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Possible arrest warrants against Sudanese officials

  11 Jul 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Chad:Security forces shot dead 68 people in an attempt to arrest a Muslim spiritual leader

  10 Jul 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:Individual at risk

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA： Open Letter to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China

  8 Jul 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• Japan Section JAPAN：G8サミットに関する入国拒否に対する抗議声明

  4 Jul 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON：Cameroon: Prison Break: Amnesty International condemns use of excessive lethal force and calls for independent inquiry

  3 Jul 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:Individual at risk

• International Secretariat World: Call for action on World Refugee Day 20 June

  20 Jun 2008 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Amnesty International's reaction to release of 1,157 people in Tibet

  20 Jun 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• JAPAN：Japan: Amnesty International condemns latest round of executions

  19 Jun 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Amnesty International welcomes US Supreme Court decision

  12 Jun 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：Iran: Reprieve should be first step in ending juvenile executions

  11 Jun 2008 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• FRENCH REPUBLIC：France: Recording interrogations is not enough - more safeguards needed for rights of detainees

  3 Jun 2008 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Electronic Recording of the Interrogation Process

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Thousands of Amnesty supporters demand release of Tiananmen activists

  3 Jun 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Zimbabwe: Violence reaches crisis levels; youths forcibly recruited

  15 May 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Individual at risk

• Republic of Lebanon：Lebanon: Leaders must prevent human rights abuses

  13 May 2008 / Region: Republic of Lebanon / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar: Cyclone relief -- Asian governments must insist on swift action

  12 May 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar: Cooperate with international community to ensure appropriate aid for victims

  7 May 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• SOMALI REPUBLIC：Killing of civilians now routine in Somalia

  6 May 2008 / Region: SOMALI REPUBLIC / Topic:Individual at risk

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: Release or fair trials for all remaining Guantanamo detainees

  2 May 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Hong Kong must protect freedom of expression during torch relay

  30 Apr 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Pakistan must restore judges deposed under emergency law

  28 Apr 2008 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:

• KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Secret video shows horror of beheading

  25 Apr 2008 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Zimbabwe: No supply of arms until state sponsored violence ceases

  23 Apr 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Individual at risk

• FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Brazil: Women's lives shattered by public security crisis in shanty-towns

  17 Apr 2008 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Women's Rights

• International Secretariat World: Amnesty International calls on governments to lift the veil of secrecy around executions as 2007 world death penalty statistics published

  15 Apr 2008 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Sudan: UN Security Council must censure government

  11 Apr 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• JAPAN：AI concern over today's Supreme Court ruling

  11 Apr 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Electronic Recording of the Interrogation Process

• JAPAN：Japan: executions must stop, says Amnesty International

  10 Apr 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: World leaders and IOC should demand release of human rights activist Hu Jia

  3 Apr 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Olympics countdown ― Time running out for improvement in human rights

  1 Apr 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar: Six months later, at least 40 protesters sentenced to prison, some for giving water to monks

  31 Mar 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：ISRAEL/OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: ISRAELI ARMY DENYING CANCER PATIENT VITAL TREATMENT

  26 Mar 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF IRAQ：Iraq: protection of civilians is paramount

  25 Mar 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:International human rights law

• FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：NEPAL: CLAMPDOWN ON TIBET DEMONSTRATORS MUST STOP IMMEDIATELY AND PROTESTERS RELEASED

  24 Mar 2008 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• 5th anniversary of Iraq invasion: EU not doing enough on major refugee crisis

  18 Mar 2008 / Region: / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• Japan Section PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：中国当局はチベット人抗議者たちに自制をもって対応を

  18 Mar 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tibet Protests: Independent UN investigation needed

  15 Mar 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Concern grows over crackdown on Tibetan protesters

  12 Mar 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Net tightens on Beijing activists as Olympic Games approach

  7 Mar 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) : Amnesty International condemns killings of Israeli civilians

  7 Mar 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea: Summary executions yet another injustice for beleaguered population

  6 Mar 2008 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：Three Australians spared death penalty in Bali

  6 Mar 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• SOMALI REPUBLIC： Somalia: Journalists face deliberate and systematic attack

  3 Mar 2008 / Region: SOMALI REPUBLIC / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：ISRAEL/OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: KILLINGS OF CIVILIANS MUST CEASE

  2 Mar 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China urged to take steps to end death penalty

  28 Feb 2008 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：RUSSIAN FEDERATION: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS THE OXYGEN OF CIVIL SOCIETY

  26 Feb 2008 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA：Tunisia: Court’s decision to uphold death sentence a failure to redress injustice

  21 Feb 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF CHAD：CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS BREWING IN AFTERMATH OF ATTACK ON N’DJAMENA

  20 Feb 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:Individual at risk

• CUBA：Cuba: New leadership must take opportunity and introduce reforms

  19 Feb 2008 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Sudan: Security Council must resource Darfur mission

  18 Feb 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：UN: treaty body to examine USA's record on racial discrimination

  18 Feb 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• AUSTRALIA：Australia apologises for abuses of Indigenous

  13 Feb 2008 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US seeks death penalty for Guantanamo detainees

  12 Feb 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat Future of Arms Trade Treaty in hands of 28 government experts

  11 Feb 2008 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• JAPAN：Japan: Amnesty International condemns new round of “streamlined” executions

  1 Feb 2008 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：United Kingdom: detention of asylum-seekers must be the exception, not the rule

  30 Jan 2008 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Kenya: Prominent human rights defenders threatened with death as “traitors” to their ethnicity

  30 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Afghanistan: Prisoner of Conscience sentenced to death for downloading and distributing materials from the internet

  29 Jan 2008 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar:Arrests increasing four months on

  25 Jan 2008 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Sudan: Anger rises as insecurity worsens for Darfur's displaced children　

  22 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israel must allow basic necessities into Gaza

  21 Jan 2008 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Republic of Korea (South Korea): Grave Concerns for the Future Independence of the National Human Rights Commission of South Korea

  18 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Sri Lanka: Amnesty International condemns deliberate attacks on civilians

  18 Jan 2008 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Regional conflict

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Sri Lanka: Amnesty International calls for urgent protection of civilians amidst return to hostilities

  16 Jan 2008 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN：UZBEKISTAN ABOLISHES THE DEATH PENALTY

  11 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：USA: World MPs back Amnesty International demand for Guantanamo closure and end to illegal detentions

  11 Jan 2008 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• International Secretariat REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Hit Make Some Noise album earns $2.5m

  8 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Kenya: Amnesty International condemns killings in post-election violence　

  3 Jan 2008 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic: