October 1 ARGENTINA: Argentina's Falklands veterans build rights case Besides the fear and the bitter cold, Argentine war veterans say the worst thing about...
Oct. 1 ETHIOPIA: Report decries Ethiopia's 'never-never land' of prisoners Suspects arrested in a clandestine anti-terrorism sweep in East Africa nearly two...
URGENT ACTION APPEAL Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have received the original UA when issued on September 17, 2008....
Oct. 1 BRAZIL: Brazil to compensate US pastor tortured in 1974 The Brazilian government has promised to pay compensation to a U.S. pastor who was arrested,...
Oct. 1 BRAZIL: Brazil to compensate US pastor tortured in 1974 The Brazilian government has promised to pay compensation to a U.S. pastor who was arrested,...
URGENT ACTION APPEAL - From Amnesty International USA http://www.amnestyusa.org/actioncenter/actions/uaa27708.pdf 2 October 2008 UA 277/08 - Fear for safety ...
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Oct. 4 MEXICO: Mexico protesters clash with police At least 18 people have been injured in clashes between Mexican police and demonstrators marking the 40th...
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Kyrgyzstan: Protect Lesbians and Transgender Men From Abuse European Institutions Should Help End the Violence (Bishkek, October 6, 2008) -...
2008 CONFERENCE ON REFUGEE WAREHOUSING This is a unique opportunity to learn about the issues and join the global movement to end the human warehousing of...
30th International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada, June 14 - July 3rd, 2009 We are delighted to provide details...
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Kyrgyzstan: Protect Lesbians and Transgender Men From Abuse European Institutions Should Help End the Violence (Bishkek, October 6, 2008) -...
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Oct. 8 AUSTRIA: Far-right Austria governor isolates asylum seekers By VERONIKA OLEKSYN, Far-right Gov. Joerg Haider has set up a facility in the remote...
RWANDA: Rwanda sets world record for women in parliament Women took 56 percent of contested seats in Rwanda's parliamentary election last week, setting a new...
Oct. 9 Royal Dutch Shell to Go to Trial for Complicity in Torture and Murder of Nigerian Protesters Yesterday, Judge Kimba Wood of the U.S. District Court for...
Brazil prosecutes 81 for Amazon destruction Brazil is filing criminal charges against 81 people accused of being the biggest destroyers of the Amazon rain...
Guantanamo prosecutor who quit had 'grave misgivings' about fairness Convinced that key evidence was being withheld from the defense, Lt. Col. Darrel J....
URGENT ACTION APPEAL - From Amnesty International USA Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though you may not have received the original UA when...
Oct. 14 Ex-Khmer Rouge rebels sentenced for murder of Briton 4 former Khmer Rouge rebels have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the murder of a...
Amnesty International Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Turkey and Iran Must Act Now to Protect Refugees, Urges Amnesty ...
Oct. 14 BOSNIA: 4 ex-Bosnian Serb police arrested for war crimes Officials say four former Bosnian Serb police officers have been arrested for allegedly having...
URGENT ACTION APPEAL - From Amnesty International USA 15 October 2008 UA 282/08 - Fear for safety MEXICO Miguel Hidalgo indigenous community, Chiapas...
Oct. 15 CHILE: Chilean general sentenced in human rights case In Santiago, a retired Chilean army general has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the...
Amnesty International Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Amnesty International Calls on Afghanistan to Release Journalist Sayed ...
ARGENTINA: Rewakening the Ghosts of the 1970s Violence Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 (IPS) - Thirty-five years after the murder of prominent Argentine...
Oct. 24 USA: Symposium brings violence against women to the forefront They come from different backgrounds: Uganda, Iran, Argentina, Palestine and the United...