News Release October 2006

• UNION OF MYANMAR： Ko Thet Win Aung, prisoner of conscience, dies in prison

  25 Oct 2006 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN：Pakistan: Enforced disappearances in the 'war on terror'

  25 Oct 2006 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Federation: Russian Chechen Friendship Society closed under new NGO law

  25 Oct 2006 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN： Sudan: Human rights situation deteriorating in Darfur five months after peace agreement

  20 Oct 2006 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Amnesty International warmly congratulates Muhammad Yunus and Grameem Bank on being awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

  16 Oct 2006 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH：Bangladesh: Police target outspoken opposition leaders and beat them violently

  16 Oct 2006 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH / Topic:Individual at risk

• KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS：The Netherlands: Concerns about Schiphol fire need urgent follow up

  15 Oct 2006 / Region: KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• International Secretariat 77 governments champion resolution for an Arms Trade Treaty

  13 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Federation: President Putin must condemn the murder of Anna Politkovskaya

  11 Oct 2006 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：IRAN: Continuing crackdown against peaceful critics

  11 Oct 2006 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Individual at risk

• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Child soldiers abandoned

  11 Oct 2006 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:Child Soldier

• International Secretariat The fourth World Day Against the Death Penalty: Executions as a failure of justice

  10 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat Control Arms: Global arms industry exploiting major loopholes in arms regulations

  10 Oct 2006 / Region: / Topic:Arms Trade Treaty

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Amnesty International condemns the murder of human rights journalist Anna Politkovskaia

  9 Oct 2006 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• CANADA：Syria/Jordan/Canada/USA: Canadian inquiry underlines need for

  6 Oct 2006 / Region: CANADA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• HAITI：Haiti: Activist's killing shows need for disarmament programme

  5 Oct 2006 / Region: HAITI / Topic:Individual at risk

• UNION OF MYANMAR： Myanmar: Detention of three student leaders

  2 Oct 2006 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Individual at risk