Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English ReportsAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Council of Europe: Women should be free of all gender-based violence. Summary of Amnesty International's initial recommendations on the scope and cont- May 29, 2008 Council of Europe: Women should be free of all gender-based violencehttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGIOR610072008&lang=e Russian Federation: Human rights memorandum to President Medvedev- May 28, 2008 Russian Federation: Human rights memorandum to President Medvedevhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR460182008&lang=e Kenya: Concerns about the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill- May 21, 2008 Amnesty International has a number of serious concerns about several aspects of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill of Kenya, which do not comply with international law, standards and best practices. Amnesty International does recognize the decision to establish the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission in Kenya as an important first step towards ensuring accountability for past human rights violations. This briefing is a constructive critique to the Bill, intended to...http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAFR320092008&lang=e USA: Way of life, way of death. Capital charges referred against five former secret detainees- May 20, 2008 USA: Way of life, way of death. Capital charges referred against five former secret detainees.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510412008&lang=e USA: Where is the accountability Health concern as charges against Mohamed al-Qahtani dismissed- May 20, 2008 USA: Where is the accountability Health concern as charges against Mohamed al-Qahtani dismissedhttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510422008&lang=e Nigerian police and security forces: Failure to protect and respect human rights- May 16, 2008 In 2002 Amnesty International called on the Federal Government to ensure that law enforcement officers do not carry out extra-judicial executions, nor resort to torture of detainees under any circumstance. Little seems to have changed since then. In this briefing to the National Assembly on the failure to protect Nigerians from human rights violations by the Nigerian police and security forces, the organization is calling on the National Assembly to carry out its Constitutional responsibilities.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAFR440062008&lang=e United Kingdom: Providing reparations through the Torture (Damages) Bill- May 13, 2008http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGEUR450062008&lang=e Iraq: Suffering in Silence: Iraqi Refugees in Syria- May 12, 2008 Suffering in Silence: Iraqi Refugees in Syriahttp://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGMDE140102008&lang=e USA: Omar Khadr's trial by military commission a step closer. Canada must act- May 12, 2008 12 May 2008http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGAMR510382008&lang=e India: The Death Penalty in India- May 2, 2008 A lethal lottery: A study of Supreme Court judgments in death penalty cases 1950-2006 (summary report)http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080502002&lang=e |