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Prisoner of Conscience Raúl Hernández Released
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:26 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20535
Released on August 31, 2010
Created:01/09/2010
Kenya Refuses to Arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:02 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20534
Released on August 27, 2010
Amnesty International has criticized the Kenyan government for its failure to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir during his visit to the country to join celebrations ushering in Kenya's new constitution today, viewing the refusal to arrest President al-Bashir as an obstruction of justice for victims in Darfur.
Created:30/08/2010
Indian Government Rejection of Vedanta Bauxite Mine a "Landmark Victory" for Indigenous Rights
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:04 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20533
Released on August 24, 2010
Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities.
Created:27/08/2010
Proposed China Death Penalty Reforms May Have No Great Impact On Executions
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:26 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20527
Released on August 23, 2010
Amnesty International warned that proposed reforms of China's application of the death penalty may not result in significantly fewer executions.
Chinese government news agency Xinhua reported that proposed amendments to China's criminal code may see the death penalty removed from 13 out of 68 crimes that currently carry the punishment. The draft amendments are working their way through numerous readings in China's legislative chamber.
Created:24/08/2010
Indonesia: End Criminalization of Peaceful Political Activities in Maluku
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:54 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20524
Released on August 19, 2010
The decision to charge at least 22 political activists in Maluku for "rebellion" once again highlights the failure of the Indonesian government to distinguish between armed groups and peaceful political activists.
Amnesty International urges the Indonesian government to release immediately and unconditionally the activists, who are all men, if they have been arrested solely for their peaceful political activities.
Created:20/08/2010
Malaysia Should Halt Expansion of Security Force Accused of Abuses
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:42 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20523
Released on August 19, 2010
Created:20/08/2010
Philippine Police Responsible for Torture Must be Prosecuted
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:32 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20522
Released on August 19, 2010
The Philippine government should ensure that police officers responsible for torture shown in a video broadcast on Tuesday in the national media are brought to justice, Amnesty International has said.
Created:20/08/2010
The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:23 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20521
Released on August 19, 2010
On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) Amnesty International recalls the many humanitarian workers who have fallen victim to human rights violations in Sri Lanka and the families of victims who have been frustrated in their pursuit of justice. Amnesty International calls on the UN to independently investigate violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka as an essential first step to accountability.
Created:20/08/2010
Slovak Government Commits to End Segreated Education
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 17:27 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20518
Released on 11 August 2010
Amnesty International welcomes the commitment by the new Slovakian coalition government to take measures to eliminate segregation in education on ethnic lines as a first step in the right direction.
Created:18/08/2010
Afghan Couple Stoned to Death by Taleban
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 17:35 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20517
Released on August 16, 2010
Amnesty International has condemned the first Taleban executions by stoning carried out in Afghanistan since 2001.
A couple were stoned to death on Sunday for "eloping", in a Taleban-controlled village in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Amnesty International confirmed today.
Created:17/08/2010
Missed Opportunity for Japan to Provide Justice for "Comfort Women"
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 17:24 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20516
Released on August 15, 2010
On the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan has yet again missed an opportunity to apologize unequivocally, accept legal responsibility and provide adequate reparations for the survivors of Japan's military sexual slavery system (euphemistically termed the "comfort women" system).
Created:17/08/2010
TV "Confession" of Iran Stoning Case Woman Criticised
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 16:10 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20515
Released on August 12, 2010
Amnesty International criticised the TV "confession" of an Iranian woman last night, in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, awaiting execution by stoning for adultery, appears to implicate herself in the murder of her husband.
The interview was broadcast on Wednesday 11th August, on the '20:30' program by Seda va Sima, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
Created:16/08/2010
India: Seek free, prior, informed consent of Dongria Kondh on the Niyamgiri bauxite mine project
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 11:29 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20505
Released on August 9, 2010
Created:11/08/2010
Taleban should be prosecuted for war crimes in Afghanistan
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 11:22 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20506
Released on August 10, 2010
Created:11/08/2010
Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Thu, 08/05/2010 - 12:26 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20500
Released on July 15, 2010
Created:05/08/2010
China Convicts Uighur Web Managers on State Security Charges
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 15:40 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20498
Released on July 30, 2010
Amnesty International has condemned the closed trial and conviction of three Uighur website managers on state security charges.
Created:02/08/2010
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Accountability must be paramount as UN considers investigations on Gaza conflict
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:33 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20493
Released on July 26, 2010
Amnesty International has reiterated its urgent call for accountability for alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law committed by the parties to the conflict in Gaza and southern Israel as the UN Secretary-General prepares to assess domestic investigations.
Created:28/07/2010
Cambodia Urged to Follow Khmer Rouge Conviction with More Prosecutions
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:23 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20492
Released on July 26, 2010
Created:28/07/2010
Submission to the Panel on Constitutional Affairs: Comments on the Outline of the 3rd report of HK in light of the CEDAW
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 18:38 — amnesty
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Created:22/07/2010
CANCELLED: "Dukot" Screening and Letter Writing Meeting
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 17:51 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20489
The "Dukot" Screening and Letter Writing Meeting that was scheduled for today, July 22, has been cancelled due to the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal issued at 5:30pm.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Created:22/07/2010
Submission to the Panel on Constitution Affairs: Comments on Topics to be covered in the 3rd report of HK in light of the ICCPR
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 17:21 — amnesty
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Created:22/07/2010
Singapore Must Release British Author of Death Penalty Book
Tue, 07/20/2010 - 10:09 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20473
Released on July 10, 2010
Amnesty International is calling on the Singapore authorities to immediately release British author Alan Shadrake, who was arrested for criminal defamation on 18 July after he published a book critical of Singapore's use of the death penalty.
Created:20/07/2010
Myanmar elections will test ASEAN’s credibility
Mon, 07/19/2010 - 12:57 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20469
Released on July 19, 2010
Created:19/07/2010
Letter to ASEAN embassies: Protect the "Three Freedoms" in Myanmar
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 11:01 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20476
As part of the campaign around the 2010 Myanmar Elections, Amnesty International sections around the world sent letters to ASEAN embassies prior to the next ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (Ha Noi, 19-23 July) urging ASEAN member states to uphold the binding principles of the ASEAN charter, for “respect for fundamental freedoms, the promotion and protection of human rights, and social justice”.
Your Excellency,
Created:16/07/2010
North Korea's crumbling health system in dire need of aid
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:42 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20466
Published on July 15, 2010
Amputation and other major surgeries carried out without anaesthesia are just one indication of the dire state of North Korea's healthcare system, a new Amnesty International report released today has found.
Created:15/07/2010
France Votes to Ban Full-face Veils
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 17:37 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20467
Released on July 13, 2010
Amnesty International has condemned an overwhelming vote by the lower house of the French parliament to ban the wearing of full-face veils in public.
Three hundred and thirty six parliamentarians voted for the measure on Tuesday, with only one opposing it.
Created:14/07/2010
China Must Halt Persecution Or Award-Winning Tibetan Environmentalist Family
Fri, 07/09/2010 - 10:41 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20465
Released on July 8, 2010
Created:09/07/2010
Iran Must Halt Imminent Execution Of Convicted Juvenile Offender
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 11:29 — amnestyReleased on July 6, 2010
Amnesty International is urgently calling on the Iranian authorities to halt the imminent execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi, who could face death by hanging as soon as Wednesday 7 July for a murder he allegedly committed when he was 15 years old.
Created:07/07/2010
Open Letter to Philippines President H.E. Benigno Aquino III
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 15:11 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20449
H.E. Benigno Aquino III
President
Republic of the Philippines
Dear Mr. President
By exercising the people’s power to vote, Filipinos have elected you their President. On behalf of Amnesty International Hong Kong, we congratulate you on your recent election.
Created:30/06/2010
Open letter to the Indonesian President on the third anniversary of arrest of Johan Teterissa
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 16:57 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20446
His Excellency President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta 10110
Indonesia
Open letter to the Indonesian President on the third anniversary of arrest of Johan Teterissa
29 June 2010
Your Excellency,
Created:29/06/2010
