http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1863 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/001/2008/en Emmanuel McKenzie is Chairman of the Millar’s Creek Preservation Group which held a fundraising event on April 19 2008. He and his organization have been targeted by the Bahamian security forces who have also accused him of illegal activities in an attempt to discredit him. Amnesty International believes t Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/americas/caribbean/bahamas Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/005/2006/en On 6 October, Alutus Newbold, aged 34, was reportedly sentenced to four strokes of the rod, and 24 years' imprisonment. Amnesty International believes that the use of corporal punishment constitutes cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/001/2006/en Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/003/2004/en In this open letter, Amnesty International writes in response to the report "Communication to the Honourable House of Assembly On the Investigation of Allegations of Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at the Detention Centre at Carmichael Rd". In the light of this report's findings, and other long-standing c Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/002/2004/en Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/001/2004/en Haitian and Cuban detainees, including children, are reportedly being beaten and tortured by soldiers at the Carmichael detention centre in The Bahamas. Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/004/2003/en The rate of imprisonment in the Bahamas, 478 per 100,000, is the 8th highest in the world. Many prisoners continue to be detained in conditions amounting to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. A substantial number have been detained without trial for over two years.This document presents the organi Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/006/2003/en Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR14/003/2003/en Amnesty International has longstanding concerns regarding the treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers in the Bahamas. The organisation is especially concerned about the rights of children. Urgent action is needed to end arbitrary detention of immigration detainees, investigate reports of ill-trea Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International