Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Fears of a cover - up in the emdinli bombing case- December 18, 2007 On 14 December the first hearing of the retrial of persons accused in connection with the November 2005 bombing of a bookshop in the south-eastern town of emdinli was heldhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR440202007&lang=e Belarus: Amnesty International and Belarusian Helsinki Committee condemn reported execution- December 11, 2007 Amnesty International and the Belarusian Helsinki Committee condemn the reported recent execution of Alyaksandr Syarheychyk by the Belarusian authoritieshttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR490122007&lang=e Kosovo (Serbia): Albin Kurti -- a politically motivated prosecution- December 10, 2007 Amnesty International is concerned that the trial of Albin Kurti, leader of the non-governmental organization Vetvendosje (Self Determination), is not being conducted in accordance with law applicable in Kosovo or international standards for fair trialhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR700142007&lang=e Uzbekistan: The government should ensure the concrete and effective implementation of the recommendations of the UN Committee against Torture as a mat- December 7, 2007 Amnesty International is urging the government of Uzbekistan to take effective action to implement in practice the recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture (CAT), which published its concluding observations and recommendations on 23 November 2007http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR620082007&lang=e Russian Federation: Fair trial for Khodorkovskii and Lebedev- December 7, 2007 As a second trial against former YUKOS oil company head Mikhail Khodorkovskii and his associate Platon Lebedev draws closer, Amnesty International urges the Office of the Prosecutor General to ensure their right to a fair trial in accordance with international law and standardshttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR460582007&lang=e |