Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
ICJ et al., Iran: lawyer’s defence work repaid with loss freedom
The present document concerns a joint statement of the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, Human Rights watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) and the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). […]
ICJ et al., Iran: lawyer’s defence work repaid with loss freedom
The present document concerns a joint statement of the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, Human Rights watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) and the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). […]
Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Yemen: cracking down under pressure
This report sets out Amnesty International’s assessment of security and human rights issues in Yemen. The report draws on evidence gathered during a two-week research visit to Yemen in March 2010, during which Amnesty International delegates interviewed dozens of families displaced by the conflict in Sa’dah and dozens of survivors of human rights violations and […]
Tunisia: independent voices stifled in Tunisia
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the situation of human rights defenders in Tunisia. Amnesty states that the Basic Principles on the Role of lawyers state that lawyers have an important role in protecting fundamental freedoms.
Tunisia: independent voices stifled in Tunisia
The present document of Amnesty International concerns the situation of human rights defenders in Tunisia. Amnesty states that the Basic Principles on the Role of lawyers state that lawyers have an important role in protecting fundamental freedoms.
International Criminal Court: updated checklist for effective implementation
The present checklist for effective implementation of Amnesty International indicates both what states parties are required to do under the Rome statute and what Amnesty International recommends that they should do to ensure that the Court is an effective complement to national courts and that their authorities are legally prepared to co-operate fully with the […]
International Criminal Court: updated checklist for effective implementation
The present checklist for effective implementation of Amnesty International indicates both what states parties are required to do under the Rome statute and what Amnesty International recommends that they should do to ensure that the Court is an effective complement to national courts and that their authorities are legally prepared to co-operate fully with the […]
Malaysia: trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
The present report of Amnesty International concerns a mission of a four-person Amnesty International delegation that visited Malaysia in July 2009 and who conducted private interviews with over 200 documented and undocumented migrant workers. Amnesty states that the imposition of caning contravenes the prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation […]
Malaysia: trapped: the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
The present report of Amnesty International concerns a mission of a four-person Amnesty International delegation that visited Malaysia in July 2009 and who conducted private interviews with over 200 documented and undocumented migrant workers. Amnesty states that the imposition of caning contravenes the prohibition on torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, in violation […]
Morocco/Western Sahara: broken promises: the equity and reconciliation commission and its follow-up
The present report of Amnesty International provides an assessment by Amnesty International of the work of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and the efforts of the the Advisory Council on Human Rights to follow-up on its work and recommendations after the end of the Commission’s mandate in November 2005. It outlines Amnesty International’s concerns that the rights […]
Morocco/Western Sahara: broken promises: the equity and reconciliation commission and its follow-up
The present report of Amnesty International provides an assessment by Amnesty International of the work of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission and the efforts of the the Advisory Council on Human Rights to follow-up on its work and recommendations after the end of the Commission’s mandate in November 2005. It outlines Amnesty International’s concerns that the rights […]
Spain: out of the shadows time to end incommunicado detention
The present document of Amnesty International elaborates on the legislation of Spain on incommunicado detention. Amnesty is concerned that people held in incommunicado detention may be deprived of effective access to a lawyer as well as access to a doctor of their own choice, and are unable to inform their family and friends of their detention. […]
Spain: out of the shadows time to end incommunicado detention
The present document of Amnesty International elaborates on the legislation of Spain on incommunicado detention. Amnesty is concerned that people held in incommunicado detention may be deprived of effective access to a lawyer as well as access to a doctor of their own choice, and are unable to inform their family and friends of their detention. […]
