No Hundreds of people are shot and killed every year by police in the Dominican Republic. October 25, 2011 Authorities in the Dominican Republic must urgently reform their police force to tackle alarming levels of killings and torture, Amnesty International said in a new report today. International read more
No The people of the Central African Republic have suffered decades of violence and human rights abuse. Government forces, armed groups and criminal gangs have killed unarmed men, women and children with impunity. Women and girls have been raped, homes and granaries destroyed. The catalogue of violations and abuses includes abductions for ransom, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and torture. Amnesty International is calling for action, led and coordinated by the African Union and involving local and foreign governments and groups, to protect civilians and end impunity in the Central African Republic. October 20, 2011 Local and foreign armed groups in the CAR are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well as burning houses and looting property, Amnesty International said in a report released today. The report Central African Republic - Action needed to end decades of abuse describes how CAR’s population has been terrorized for decades by armed groups who have been able to operate with virtual impunity. International read more
No The Syrian authorities have been blocking and manipulating access to health care for people wounded during the unrest that has swept across the country since mid-March 2011, putting many lives at risk. They have routinely deemed those wounded by firearms as opponents of the government and treated them as detainees and held them incommunicado. The patterns of abuse recorded in this report show how the authorities are preventing health care professionals from treating those wounded freely and without fear. Such actions flagrantly violate Syria's obligations under international human rights law. October 24, 2011 The Syrian government has turned hospitals into instruments of repression in its efforts to crush opposition, Amnesty International said today in a new report. The 39-page report Health Crisis: Syrian Government Targets the Wounded and Health Workers documents how wounded patients in at least four government-run hospitals have been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, including by medical workers. International read more
No This report describes the recent dismissal in federal court of a lawsuit brought by Jose Padilla, a US citizen who was held as an "enemy combatant" before being brought to trial in 2007. February 6, 2012 It is a fundamental rule of international law that any person whose human rights have been violated shall have access to an effective remedy. However, the administration of President Barack Obama, like its predecessor, has systematically blocked, or sought to have the courts block, access to remedy for current or former detainees held in US custody in the counterterrorism context over the past decade. Congress, meanwhile, has done little or nothing to bring the USA into line with its international obligations on this issue. AIUSA read more
No In recent years, the government of Azerbaijan has consolidated its authoritarian rule. Peaceful protest has effectively been criminalized, journalists and bloggers jailed. January 27, 2012 Twenty years of independence, economic prosperity and relative stability in Azerbaijan have failed to significantly improve Azerbaijan’s human rights record and the fundamental freedoms of its citizens. In recent years, the government has consolidated its authoritarian rule and control of public life by adopting a wide range of laws and stepping up measures to harass and intimidate those, still a small minority, who dare to voice critical views. AIUSA read more
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No In parliamentary elections beginning on 28 November, Egyptians will ask whether the demands and promises of the “25 January Revolution” will finally be fulfilled. Those contesting seats in the People’s Assembly have the chance to break a cycle of repression that has continued for three decades under the state of emergency and that has eroded the rule of law. Real rights reform must begin now. In this document, Amnesty International sets out 10 pledges for candidates to show they will fight for human rights in the next parliament. October 31, 2011 Egyptian political parties must deliver 10 key human rights reforms to deliver the new Egypt promised by the “25 January Revolution”, Amnesty International said today. A month ahead of parliamentary elections, the organization is asking all candidates in Egypt’s elections to sign a “manifesto” to signal that they are serious about meaningful human rights reform. International read more
No This report describes the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa, a year that saw millions of people flooding the streets to demand change. January 9, 2012 © 2011 Amnesty International 2011 was a year without precedent for the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa region. It was a year in which millions of people of all ages and backgrounds flooded on to the streets to demand change. Learn More AIUSA read more
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