http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2042/2043/2051/2060/1839 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE14/023/2008/en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/trapped-collective-punishment-gaza-20080827 The blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip over a year ago hasleft the population of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped withdwindling resources and an economy in ruins. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA20/018/2008/en The murder of a prominent Hindu nationalist leader has been used by his supporters to justify violent attacks on the Christian minority in the Kandhamal district of the eastern state of Orissa. At least 10 people have been killed so far, and the violence is continuing, putting many others in danger. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/127/2008/en Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT30/006/2008/en Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/continuing-concern-for-civilians-after-hostilities-in-georgia-20080822 Displaced civilians and refugees who fled during the conflict, aswell as those who remained in the areas where hostilities have takenplace, are in continued need of humanitarian assistance. Some also remain vulnerable to ethnically motivated attacks. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE12/015/2008/en 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 human rights violations. This document calls on the government of Egypt to ensure that security forces use force only in accordance with relevant Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/026/2008/en Political activist Mesha'l al-Tammo, who is a member of Syria’s Kurdish minority, has not been seen since the early hours of 15 August 2008, when he set off from the northern city of 'Ein al-'Arab (known in Kurdish as Qobani). He is believed to have been detained by Syrian security police and to be at risk Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/119/2008/en Mahboubeh Karami was charged within the past week with "acting against national security," and the Revolutionary Court in Mahabad has scheduled her next hearing for 1 November, according to her lawyer. She has been held in Evin Prison in Tehran since 13 June. Amnesty International believes the charge is fals Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR41/035/2008/en Amnesty International is campaigning for the federal and state authorities to adopt the measures required to comply with the principles of new federal legislation on violence against women and, in this way, to make a positive change in the lives of women survivors of domestic violence in Mexico. As well as a Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International