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Press Releases

UN General Assembly reinforces call for moratorium on executions - 20 November 2008

Amnesty International welcomes today’s adoption by the General Assembly’s Third Committee of a second resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the death penalty. More countries voted for the resolution and less voted against it this year compared to last year, and the resolution attracted more co-sponsors.

Exceptional Uzbek woman honoured in Geneva on 20 Novembere - 19 November 2008

Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, a human rights activist from Uzbekistan, will receive the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Thursday, 20 November

Sri Lanka: Hundreds of thousands trapped in the Wanni need urgent shelters - 19 November 2008

The Sri Lankan government must immediately end its policy of blocking humanitarian aid needed to reach an estimated 300,000 displaced people in the Wanni region of northern Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said today.

Colombia: Stop false accusations against human rights groups, government should address reported abuses - 19 November 2008

(Washington/London) President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia should stop making false and dangerous accusations against human rights groups that criticize his government, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today in a joint statement. Colombia should instead address the human rights concerns they raise.

Czech Republic: No to racist attacks - 18 November 2008

The Czech authorities must put an immediate end to the increasing verbal and physical attacks against the Roma community by far right groups and prosecute those breaching the law, Amnesty International said today