Afghanistan

Human Rights in AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan moves towards a wide use of executions | Amnesty ...
13 November 2008

The Afghan government executed nine people last week. President Hamid Karzai has recently approved deathsentences for at least another 111.

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Afghanistan: Stop Move Toward Wide Use of Executions | Amnesty ...
12 November 2008

The Afghan government must immediately repeal the death sentences against 111 people who are on death row, Amnesty International said today, following reports of ...

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Afghanistan: Amnesty International Submission to the UN Universal ...
3 November 2008

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       ASA 11/014/2008

Afghanistan: Further Information on Death Penalty: Sayed Perwiz ...
31 October 2008

The Appeal Court of Kabul overturned student journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambaksh's death sentence on 21 October 2008, but sentenced him to 20 years' imprisonment.

Urgent Action       ASA 11/013/2008

Afghanistan: Journalist should be freed | Amnesty International
21 October 2008

Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh should be freed immediately as there have neverbeen legal grounds for his conviction or sentence, AmnestyInternational said today, in response ...

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Afghanistan: Further information on Death Penalty: Sayed Perwiz ...
23 September 2008

Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh is now known to have been convicted of an offence which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment, but is still facing the death ...

Urgent Action       ASA 11/012/2008

Afghanistan: Protect media freedom from intelligence agency ...
31 July 2008

The Afghan government must prevent the country’s intelligence agency, the National Security Directorate, from suppressing media freedom, said Amnesty International ...

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ICC in difficulty ten years after the Rome Statute | Amnesty ...
17 July 2008

Thursday 17 July marks the tenth anniversary of the Rome Statute, the treaty that led to the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

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Child "enemy combatants" face Guantánamo hearings | Amnesty ...
20 June 2008

Mohammed Jawad and Omar Khadr were under 18 at the time of their detention by the US military in Afghanistan. Their pre-trial hearings resumed this week.

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Afghanistan: No more empty promises in Paris: briefing paper
11 June 2008

The International Conference in Support of Afghanistan will bring together high level representatives from some 80 countries and organizations involved in rebuilding ...

Document       ASA 11/007/2008