Thursday, May 27, 2010

Amnesty International Releases It's 2010 Human Rights Report



Amnesty International Releases 2010 Human Rights Report -- Voice of America

There is still no scarcity of poverty and human degradation around the world. But Amnesty International says in its latest annual human rights report that people are being held accountable for some of the worst violations.

"We're very encouraged by the trend for example in Latin America where we had three former heads of states brought to justice from Peru, Uruguay and Argentina," said interim Secretary-General Claudio Cordone.

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More News On Amnesty International's 2010 Human Rights Report

Amnesty Says Governments Aid Rights Abuses -- New York Times
Amnesty's report condemns 'politicisation of justice' -- BBC
Amnesty: Powerful Governments 'Stand Above the Law' on Human Rights -- Voice of America
Amnesty backs world court, slams global injustice -- AFP
Africa: Amnesty International Reports on State of Human Rights -- All Africa
African security forces kill with impunity: Amnesty -- AFP
Asian conflicts exact heavy civilian toll in 2009: Amnesty -- AFP
Asia moved little on human rights in 2009 - Amnesty -- Reuters
Amnesty International report criticises UK’s record on deportation and torture -- UK Human Rights Blog

My Comment: The International Amnesty website and parts of the report can be found here.

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