Prisoner of Conscience

1 Feb 1999

Reports that South Korea may be planning the release of 242 prisoners of conscience, including 17 aged over 70, will go a long way in enhancing the country's international reputation.

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Focus on a nation of victims

25 Sep 1996

The military rulers of Myanmar (former Burma) have declared 1996 as the year to visit their country.

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Amnesty reports ongoing abuses

7 Jul 1994

CHINA has continued to exercise extensive powers of arbitrary arrest and detention, says the annual global human rights report to be released by Amnesty International today.

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The power of the pen

11 Dec 1993

YESTERDAY was international Human Rights Day and this year marks the 45th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration was born out of the ashes of World War...

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Spirit of hope in world's hell holes

10 Dec 1993

AMNESTY works.

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Shenzhen snub for Amnesty

16 Sep 1993

A GROUP of judges and legal officers from Shenzhen turned down a chance to discuss human rights in China with Amnesty International in London, cancelling a lunch meeting at the last moment.

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