Below is an index of features from August 2007
Sudan: New photographs show further breach of UN arms embargo on Darfur
Posted: 27 August 2007
"The Sudanese government is still deploying weapons into Darfur in breathtaking defiance of the UN arms embargo and Darfur peace agreements. Once again Amnesty International calls on the UN Security Council to act decisively to ensure the embargo is effectively enforced"....News Release
Put Human Rights on the table at Montebello
Posted: 21 August 2007
This week Stephen Harper is hosting President George Bush and Mexican President Philipe Calderon in Montebello to discuss continental integration under an agreement called the Security and Prosperity Partnership ... Public Statement | Ask Prime Minister Harper to ensure human rights are given priority
Omar Khadr: Open Letter to Stephen Harper
Posted: 16 August 2007
"We are aware that, setting aside any of Khadr's own actions, the notoriety of his family makes him unsympathetic in the eyes of some. But it is plainly unjust to punish the son for the sins of the father, or to deny a citizen the protection of his government because of the words or deeds of family members. Passively allowing the travesty at Guantánamo Bay to continue not only deepens the damage done to Khadr, it also does a disservice to all those Canadians who, when abroad, expect their government to exercise its full influence in securing their proper treatment. Canadians rightly pride themselves on their global commitment to fair play and human rights. That commitment must now be brought home to Canada. And that means bringing Omar Khadr to Canada..." Read the open letter | Take Action
Canada must end its extreme and unprincipled campaign against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Posted: 9 August 2007
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous peoples and human rights organizations call on Stephen Harper to abandon his opposition to the Declaration ... News Release | Open Letter to Stephen Harper | Global Petition
Iran: Release Mansour Ossanlu and Mahmoud Salehi and help end legalised discrimination against independent trades unions
Posted:: 7 August 2007
Mansour Ossanlu, head of the Union of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, and Mahmoud Salehi, Spokesperson for the Organisational Committee to Establish Trade Unions and former head of the Saqez Bakers' Union, are trades union leaders who have been detained on vaguely worded charge in order to halt their efforts to build strong trades unions capable of defending the human rights of workers against the discriminatory laws and practices that curtail workers' rights in Iran.
Securing freedom for Mansour Ossanlu and Mahmoud Salehi will help independent trades unions move beyond the discriminatory 'gozinesh', or selection, regulations that enable the Iranian authorities to decide who is able to form trades unions and seek employment in a range of sectors ... News Release
China: The Olympics countdown - one year to fulfill human rights promises
Posted:: 6 August 2007
Amnesty remains concerned about the growing crackdown on human rights activists and journalists and the continued use of detention without trial ... News Release | Report
Afghanistan: Amnesty International demands immediate release of all hostages
Posted: 2 August 2007
Amnesty International has made direct contact with the Taleban to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all Afghan and foreign hostages. Noting by way of example the plight of the remaining South Korean hostages, Amnesty International called on the Taleban to fulfil their earlier commitments to comply with international law. Amnesty International made this direct appeal following an increasing number of abductions, hostage taking and killing of hostages carried out by the Taleban in Afghanistan, including the recent killing of four Afghan government employees and two South Korean aid workers whilst held by the Taleban. "Hostage-taking is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. There are no exceptions to this rule and no justifications for breaking it. Hostage taking and the killing of hostages are war crimes and their perpetrators must be brought to justice," said Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan ... Read News Release
Mexico: AI Mission - 31th July to 5th August 2007
Updated: 1 August 2007
The Mexico mission comes at a time when human rights violations and impunity remain widespread. There are continuing reports of torture, arbitrary detention, excessive use of force and unfair judicial proceedings. Serious human rights violations are reported in Oaxaca State ... News Release: Oaxaca | Report: Oaxaca | Mission Itinerary