Related Information

Cuba: Further information Fear of unfair trial
1 September 2008

Gorki Águila was released on 29 August after a trial before a Municipal court in Havana. He was cleared of charges of “dangerousness” (peligrosidad), but found ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/003/2008

Iran: Further Information on Death Penalty: Shabnam Parastesh (f)
29 August 2008

On 27 August 2008, Shabnam Parastesh was hanged in Tehran's Evin Prison for the murder of her husband Mojtaba Amirpour.

Urgent Action       MDE 13/130/2008

Philippines: Witnessing justice - breaking the chain of impunity
29 August 2008

At least 200 political killings and over 200 enforced disappearances have reportedly occurred in the Philippines since 2001. Few effective investigations have been ...

Document       ASA 35/003/2008

The need for comprehensive justice across the former Yugoslavia ...
29 August 2008

The trial of Radovan Karadzic resumes today in The Hague. But are a small number of high profile trials enough to healthe wounds caused by the horrific violations ...

Story      

Uganda: Amnesty International Concerns on the Regulation of ...
28 August 2008

Amnesty International has a number of serious concerns about the Regulation of Interception of Communications (RIC) Bill, published on 25 May 2007 and due to be ...

Report       AFR 59/005/2008

Cuba: Fear of unfair trial: Gorki Águila (m)
28 August 2008

A Cuban musician who is an outspoken critic of the Cuban government has been arrested and faces up to four years in prison. Amnesty International is concerned that ...

Urgent Action       AMR 25/001/2008

Iraq: No Iranians in need of protection should be sent to Iran ...
28 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 14/023/2008. 28 August 2008. Iraq: No Iranians in need of protection should be ...

Document       MDE 14/023/2008

Iran: Further information on Fear of imminent execution: Behnam ...
26 August 2008

On 26 August 2008, Behnam Zare` was hanged in Adelabad prison, in the south-western city of Shiraz. Neither his parents nor his lawyer were notified prior to his ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/126/2008

Sudan holds hundreds without charge after 10 May attack | Amnesty ...
20 August 2008

After eight alleged members of the Justice and Equality Movement were sentenced to death by Sudan's Anti-Terrorism Special Courts, the government prepares to try ...

Story      

Egypt: Deadly journeys through the desert
20 August 2008

Sub-Saharan Africa refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Egypt are being killed, imprisoned and forcibly returned to countries where they are at risk of serious ...

Document       MDE 12/015/2008