http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1961 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR49/007/2008/en Emanuel Zeltser is still being refused the medication that he desperately needs to treat his diabetes and arthritis. Since his arrest on 12 March 2008, the Belarusian authorities have denied Emanuel Zeltser the treatment he needs and he is now in a great deal of pain, is unable to walk and has difficulty tal Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR49/006/2008/en US national Emanuel Zeltser was detained when he flew in to Belarus on 12 March 2008. He is held in a state security services detention facility in the capital, Minsk, where according to his lawyer he has been interrogated and beaten, and has been denied the medicine he needs urgently to treat his diabetes a Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/NWS21/004/2008/en 1) Mauritania's 'Guantanamito' 2) Leave or be killed 3) 3 May – World Press Freedom Day: Zimbabwe – Radio Dialogue: still denied a licence; Azerbaijan – heightened concerns for safety of independent journalists 4) 1 May – International Workers' Day: Honduras- a step closer to justice; Trade unionists Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/002/2008/en In 2007 the world continued to move closer to the universal abolition of the capital punishment. A historical landmark is the resolution on a moratorium on executions endorsed by the United Nations. By the end of the 2007, 91 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes. The death penalty has no Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/002/2008/en 1) Africa: Mali; Nigeria; Tunisia 2) Americas: Guatemala; USA 3) Asia and Pacific: China; Indonesia; North Korea 4) Europe and Central Asia: Belarus 5) Middle East: Arab Charter of Human Rights providing for the death penalty for juvenile offenders came into force; Iran; Saudi Arabia Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/001/2008/en 1) UN votes for global moratorium on the death penalty; 2) Nigeria misleads world about executions; 3) Iran executes yet another child offender; 4) Japan executes three prisoners; 5) Guatemala commutes death sentence; 6) USA – New Jersey abolishes death penalty; 7) USA – Innocence; 8) USA – expansion o Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR49/005/2008/en Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR50/002/2008/en Igor Koktysh is no longer at immediate risk of extradition from Ukraine to Belarus, where he could have been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment or the death penalty after an unfair trial. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR49/004/2008/en Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/early-release-belarusian-newspaper-journalist-20080227 Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International