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AI briefing on the deployment of the Aceh Monitoring Mission to NAD province
14/09/2005Amnesty International welcomes the deployment of EU and ASEAN monitors to Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province, Indonesia, to oversee the implementation of the peace agreement which was signed by the Indonesian Government and the armed pro-independence group, GAM (The Free Aceh Movement, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka) on 15 August 2005.
The Death Penalty in India - Briefing for the EU-India Summit, 7 September 2005
06/09/2005The first known execution in India since the late 1990s took place in August 2004 amid widespread popular support. This raised fears that others now on death row in India may also soon be executed.
Amnesty International Briefing on EU concerns regarding human rights in China
02/09/2005In May of this year, representatives of the European Union decided to delay a move to lift the arms embargo against China, citing human rights concerns. They referred specifically to four areas of concern that would affect future consideration in lifting the embargo: the need for Chinese authorities to release citizens imprisoned in connection with the suppression of the 1989 pro-democracy movement; the need to ease media censorship; the need for reform of China’s “Re-education through Labour” (RTL) system; and the need for the PRC to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
People's Republic of China Human Rights Defenders at Risk Update
08/03/2005The "update" to its December report on the risks faced by human rights activists in China. The original report was released in the lead-up to the last EU-China summit (see People's Republic of China: Human Rights Defenders at Risk, December 2004). The update to the report cites information of arrests dating as late as the end of February this year.
People's Republic of China: Human Rights Defenders at Risk
06/12/2004Amnesty International Report Index ASA 17/045/2004 - Embargo 0800GMT 6 December 2004 Report focuses specifically on human rights defenders. Those who become openly involved in human rights advocacy in China may face serious human rights violations, including in some cases torture, arbitrary detention and imprisonment. (PDF document).
UE-Chine: Embargo sur les ventes d'armes à la Chine
14/04/2004Commentaires sur le Code de conduite en matière d'exportation d'armements
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