Amnesty International

11/15/2007 -- Today's call for a global moratorium on executions by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee is an "historic resolution and major step towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide", Amnesty International said.

The landmark decision had cross-regional support and was co-sponsored by 87 states from around the world.

The resolution was adopted by 99 countries in favour, 52 against and 33 abstentions. The General Assembly is expected to endorse the decision in a plenary session in December.    » read more »

13 November 2007 -- An international human rights group is urging NATO to stop transferring detainees to Afghan security forces because of reports they torture their prisoners.

Amnesty International says the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force could be exposing prisoners to mistreatment and abuse by placing them in the custody of the Afghan National Directorate of Security.

The rights group wants ISAF to temporarily suspend all prisoner handovers to Afghan authorities until proper safeguards are in place.    » read more »

10/10/2007 -- On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty - 10 October, Amnesty International is calling on the world's governments to vote for the UN resolution on a global moratorium on executions, which will be introduced at the current session of the UN General Assembly.    » read more »

10 October 2007 -- United Kingdom based human rights group Amnesty International warned Tuesday that the eastern part of Darfur would soon come under deadly attacks if care is not taken to prevent the imminent danger. This comes after the group said it received reports suggesting that Sudanese armed forces are gathering in large numbers in some towns close to the northern part of Darfur.    » read more »

10/04/2007 -- Doctors and nurses should not participate in executions ordered by the state in breach of their ethical oath, said Amnesty International in a new report today.

The report, Execution by lethal injection – a quarter century of state poisoning looks at the legal and ethical implications of the use of the lethal injection across the world.    » read more »

10/01/2007 -- Amnesty International is today urging the United Nations Security Council to immediately impose a comprehensive and mandatory arms embargo on Myanmar, as accounts mount of killings, serious injuries and mass detentions of peaceful protestors by the Myanmar authorities.    » read more »

China charged with reneging on Olympic Games commitments

08 August 2007 -- Washington -- Freedom of the press in China, where 29 Chinese journalists are in prison, is a top concern of independent press advocacy and human rights groups that have issued new reports about the matter.    » read more »

08 August 2007 -- Sporting events and ceremonies across China are being held at the start of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games. China has been commended for its Olympic preparations, but is being criticized for failing to honor promises to improve human rights and press freedom ahead of the games. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing.    » read more »

06 June 2007 -- Amnesty International warns that the Internet could change dramatically, unless action is taken against the erosion of online freedoms. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report for VOA.

Amnesty International UK made the warning before a global Web-cast conference that will feature victims of Internet repression from around the world.    » read more »

09 May 2007 -- The human rights organization, Amnesty International, has presented an appeal from 147 countries to the United Nations to maintain an independent and effective system of human rights experts. A petition signed by more than 12,500 people calling for stronger measures to help victims of human rights abuse was presented to the president of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA.    » read more »