http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1892 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/057/2008/en Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/055/2008/en The US government has variously portrayed the nearly 800 foreign nationals held at Guantánamo Bay as, for example, the “worst of the worst” and “terrorists”. Even children have been among the targets of a US detention policy that has systematically violated international law. Instead of their status Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/038/2008/en In 2002, Omar Khadr was taken into US custody following a firefight with US forces in Afghanistan. Omar Khadr has remained in US military custody ever since, labelled as an “enemy combatant” who may have been recruited by al-Qa’ida when he was as young as 10 years old. Following years of indefinite det Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/029/2008/en This is a summary of the report about Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, who has been in US military detention for approaching six years. Taken into custody in July 2002 when he was 15 years old, he is now facing a “war crimes” trial by a military commission the procedures of which do not comply with inter Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/028/2008/en Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, has been in US military detention for approaching six years. Taken into custody in July 2002 when he was 15 years old, he is now facing a “war crimes” trial by a military commission the procedures of which do not comply with international fair trial standards and contain Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR20/001/2008/en Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/breakthrough-canadian-indigenous-rights-flashpoint-20080314 An Indigenous Canadian community’s longstanding campaign to stopclear-cut logging on its land has prompted a multinational papercompany to stop buying wood fibre from the area. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/un-high-commissioner-human-rights-resigns-20080310 Louise Arbour has confirmed that she is to resign from her position as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/002/2008/en 1) Stolen childhood, lost learning 2) Women act against repression in Iran 3) Women unite to defend their rights 4) Worldwide Appeals: Mexico: Raped with impunity, Iran: Jailed for promoting equal rights; Saudi Arabia: Internet blogger at risk of torture. China: Tiananmen Mothers demand justice 5) News in br Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/the-world-shouts-close-guantanamo-20080116 Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International