Amnesty International Report 2009: Europe and Central Asia 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 draws attention to the fact that at the beginning of August 2008, two European states went to war for the first time in almost a decade. The report states that since the conflicts of the early 1990s, Europe had assumed a degree of stability in terms of its economy, security and embedding the rule of law, but these events showed how potentially fragile the security assumptions underpinning post-Cold War Europe could ...

Amnesty International Report 2009: Albania 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Albania. It states that domestic violence was widespread. The trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution or other forms of exploitation continued. There were incidents of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees in police stations and prisons. Detention conditions for remand and convicted prisoners sometimes amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. Adult orphans were denied their legal right to adequate housing. Unemployment ...

Amnesty International Report 2009: Bosnia-Herzegovina 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The report states that use of nationalist rhetoric increased in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the country continued to be deeply divided along ethnic lines. Despite some progress, impunity for war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war continued. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were subjected to attacks and the measures undertaken by the authorities to respond to such attacks remained inadequate.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Bulgaria 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Bulgaria. The report points out that asylum-seekers continued to be detained for months and even years, and were denied protection. Discrimination against minorities persisted. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people continued to experience violence and intolerance. Reports of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials were received throughout the year.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Cyprus 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Cyprus. The report affirms that the new government elected in February pledged a series of policy changes aimed at strengthening respect for human rights. Migrants’ rights and anti-trafficking policies were two areas highlighted for improvement. The UN Committee on Missing Persons continued its work to exhume and identify victims of the inter-ethnic conflict who have been missing since 1963. Concerns remained in two ...