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Myanmar: UN General Assembly should call for commission of inquiry
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 11:00 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20553
Released on September 3, 2010<
Created:08/09/2010
Indonesia: Accountability for Munir's Killing Vital to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Wed, 09/08/2010 - 10:51 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20551
Released on September 6, 2010
On the sixth anniversary of the death of prominent Indonesian human rights defender Munir bin Thalib, Amnesty International calls on the National Head of Police to initiate a new independent investigation into his killing to ensure that all those responsible for his death are brought to justice. The government must also make public the 2005 report of the fact-finding team into Munir's killing as a key step towards establishing the truth.
Created:08/09/2010
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
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
Myanmar: '3 Freedoms' Sticker Action and 22nd Anniversary of 8888 Uprising Commemoration Activities
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:14 — amnestyMyanmar: '3 Freedoms' Sticker Action and 22nd Anniversary of 8888 Uprising Commemoration Activities
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:13 — amnestyMyanmar: '3 Freedoms' Sticker Action and 22nd Anniversary of 8888 Uprising Commemoration Activities
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:11 — amnestyMyanmar: '3 Freedoms' Sticker Action and 22nd Anniversary of 8888 Uprising Commemoration Activities
Thu, 08/12/2010 - 11:04 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20507
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
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
Protect Women Domestic Workers in Indonesia
Tue, 07/20/2010 - 15:07 — amnesty
locale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20475
Women domestic workers in Indonesia face human rights abuses at work, including economic exploitation, poor working conditions and gender-based discrimination.
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
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
Refugees in Malaysia Arrested, Abused and Denied Right to Work
Tue, 06/15/2010 - 18:27 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20432
Released June 16, 2010
The Malaysian government should give refugees in the country the right to work, Amnesty International said today as it revealed a litany of abuses suffered by refugees in Malaysia, the vast majority of whom are from Myanmar.
Created:15/06/2010
Thai Military Must Halt Reckless Use of Lethal Force
Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:41 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20403
Released on May 18, 2010
Thai soldiers must immediately stop firing live ammunition into several large areas in Bangkok where anti-government protesters are gathered, Amnesty International said today.
Created:19/05/2010
Philippines: Handling of Maguindanao Massacre Case Raises Concerns About Justice System
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 11:15 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20385
Published on April 21, 2010
Dropping the charges against two prominent members of the Ampatuan family charged with involvement in the November 2009 Maguindanao massacre three weeks before national elections smacks of placing politics before justice and human rights, Amnesty International said today.
Created:23/04/2010
Disband Armed Goups And End Extra-Judicial Killings And Disappearances In The Philippines
Thu, 04/15/2010 - 19:28 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20384
Published on April 15, 2010
In the last decade, at least 200 Filipinos have disappeared and more than 1,100 Filipinos have been killed in political killings. The Maguindanao massacre, on November 23 2009, was the worst example in a history of political violence in the Philippines.
Created:15/04/2010
Video: The Maguindanao Massacre
Thu, 04/15/2010 - 18:25 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20376
To commemorate the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre, 100 days since the event took place, the Audiovisual Team at the International Secretariat has produced a web video:
The Maguindanao Massacre
Created:15/04/2010
Malaysia: U.S. should press Najib to scrap policy of racial discrimination
Wed, 04/14/2010 - 16:37 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20375
Released on April 12, 2010
When Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak visits the United States this week, US government officials should press him to end Malaysia’s institutionalized system of discrimination against non-ethnic Malays.
As a first step, Malaysia should agree to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), a UN treaty already ratified by 173 countries.
Created:14/04/2010
ASEAN human rights commission stumbles at first hurdle
Wed, 03/31/2010 - 11:40 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20373
Released on March 30, 2010
Created:31/03/2010
Malaysia Arrests Migrants as Crackdown Continues
Tue, 03/30/2010 - 11:07 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20372
Released on March 30, 2010
Created:30/03/2010
Malaysia: End Abuse of Migrant Workers
Wed, 03/24/2010 - 11:09 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20367
Released on March 24, 2010
Created:24/03/2010
Myanmar: End Repression Of Ethnic Minorities Before Elections
Wed, 02/17/2010 - 14:29 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20355
Released on February 16, 2010
Myanmar's government must halt its repression of ethnic minority activists before forthcoming national and local elections, Amnesty International warned in a major report released on Tuesday.
The 58-page report, The Repression of ethnic minority activists in Myanmar, draws on accounts from more than 700 activists from the seven largest ethnic minorities, including the Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, and Chin, covering a two-year period from August 2007.
Created:17/02/2010
Philippines: Candidates need to divulge their positions on human rights
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 11:35 — amnestylocale_link:
http://www.amnesty.org.hk/chi/node/20352
Released on February 12, 2010
The worst pre-election violence in Philippine history – the Maguindanao massacre – has focused global attention on the human rights situation in the country. Now more than ever, candidates in the 10 May presidential elections need to clarify how they will address key human rights issues facing the country.
Created:12/02/2010
Indonesia: Forced evictions in Wuangima
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 11:23 — amnestyBetween April and July 2009 police raided villages in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, burning down at least 130 buildings and forcing out families from their homes, including young children, pregnant women and the elderly.
Created:12/02/2010
