Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Spain: Constitutional Court reiterates need for effective investigation of all allegations of torture- April 28, 2008 Amnesty International welcomes the decision of the Spanish Constitutional Court on 14 April to order the judicial investigation into allegations of torture made by Alberto Videma Morillas to be re-opened, on the grounds that the initial investigation was not effectivehttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR410082008&lang=e European Union - Central Asia: The human rights aspects of the strategy must be fully implemented- April 9, 2008 On the occasion of the European Union -- Central Asia summit, which begins today, Amnesty International is urging both sides to demonstrate a serious commitment -- which so far has regrettably been lacking -- to implement without further delay the human rights component of the strategyhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR040022008&lang=e UK: Time to abandon the policy of 'deportation with assurances'- April 9, 2008 On 9 April 2008 the Court of Appeal of England and Wales gave its judgment in two key cases concerning the UK government's policy of 'deportation with assurances': that of a Jordanian national, Abu Qatada, and those of two Libyan nationals, referred to for the purposes of legal proceedings in the UK as 'DD' and 'AS'http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR450042008&lang=e Slovakia: NGOs call on Slovakia on International Roma Day to address discrimination of Roma in education- April 8, 2008 Slovakia: NGOs call on Slovakia on International Roma Day to address discrimination of Roma in educationhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR720032008&lang=e Spain: Amnesty International condemns ETA's campaign of threats and deliberate killings of representatives of political parties- April 3, 2008 London - In light of the recent statement by the Basque armed group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Freedom, ETA) claiming responsibility for the murder on 7 March this year of former councillor Isaas Carrasco, Amnesty International reiterates its condemnation of the killing and ETA's planned campaign threatening representatives of political parties and the presshttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR410072008&lang=e Denmark: Police Accountability Mechanisms in Denmark (summary of report)- April 1, 2008 This document is the summary of a report which considers that the mechanisms in Denmark for addressing alleged human rights violations by police officers fail to respect victims rights to redress and reparation. Amnesty International has had long-standing concerns about the mechanisms for investigating alleged human rights violations by police officers in Denmark.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR180022008&lang=e |