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Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
 AI organized a discussion on the “comfort women” issue at our office.
This discussion was facilitated by Ms Risa Tokunaga, a Japanese
academic who has vast knowledge in the history and the current
development on the cause of the former “Comfort Women” and the
initiatives taken to bring about justice to these survivors.
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Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
 AI today published findings that point to an Israeli policy of deliberate destruction of Lebanese civilian infrastructure, which included war crimes, during the recent conflict. It shows how Israel's destruction of thousands of homes was an integral part of Israel's military strategy in Lebanon, rather than “collateral damage” resulting from the lawful targeting of military objectives.
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Saturday, 19 August 2006 |
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Amnesty International is alarmed that escalating fighting in Sri Lanka has resulted in the death and injury of scores of civilians, the displacement of more than 160,000 people, and the destruction of homes, schools, and places of worship. The organisation is dismayed that neither the government security forces nor the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) appear to be taking adequate precautions to protect civilian lives. |
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Wednesday, 16 August 2006 |
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Amnesty International Malaysia regrets the decision of the Court of Appeal’s to uphold the High Court ruling to reject Parti Socialist Malaysia’s (PSM) application to be a registered as a political party. The decision is serious blow to the notion of freedom of association in Malaysia which is a fundamental right guaranteed in Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Part II of the Malaysian Constitution |
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Thursday, 03 August 2006 |
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 The investigation carried out by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) into the air-missile attack on Qana was clearly inadequate and reinforces the need for the urgent dispatch of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC).
We cannot allow any investigation into the events in Qana to be a whitewash. What is needed here is an independent investigation which can look at all credible reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law taking place in this conflict. |
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