http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library/recent Download Recent Publications from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA35/010/2008/en Five legislators have asked the Philippine House of Representatives to conduct an investigation into the case of missing Indigenous rights activist James Balao, saying the government and military have failed to uphold international human rights standards. In earlier media interviews, one of the five members Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA23/043/2008/en Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and Forestry Administration officials forcibly evicted around 300 families in Ta Ken commune, Chhuk District in the province of Kampot on 17 and 18 November. The mixed force, the largest group of whom belonged to Brigade 31 of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, was Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR16/007/2008/en Alexis Sinduhije, the President of the Movement for Security and Democracy (Mouvement pour la Sécurité et la Démocratie, MSD), a political opposition group, was arrested on 3 November during a MSD party meeting. Thirty-six others were also arrested, but have since been released. Alexis Sinduhije is curre Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR53/007/2008/en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR04/005/2008/en From the onset of the five-day war between Georgia and Russia in the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia in August 2008 the conflicting parties failed to take necessary measures to protect civilians from the hostilities. In this report Amnesty International raises concerns that serious violations of bo Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/168/2008/en Ebrahim Mehrnehad, a member of the Baluchi minority in Iran, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, two of them suspended. Fazlorahman Jahras, Abdollah Salarzahi and Asadollah Shahbaksh, members of the Baluchi minority, have been released. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AFR59/009/2008/en Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR43/003/2008/en Women’s human rights defender Patricia Orozco has received death threats and threats of sexual violence by phone and text (SMS) message, in an apparent attempt to stop her from campaigning on the right of women and girls to access safe and effective sexual and reproductive health services. She is at risk o Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR30/010/2008/en Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA20/029/2008/en Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International