This report documents human rights issues of
concern to Amnesty International (AI) worldwide during 1999, containing
an appeal for action, regional summaries on the human rights situation
in the country or territory and describes AI's specific human rights concerns
there.
The report also reflects activities undertaken
by Amnesty during the year to promote human rights and to campaign against
specific human rights abuses, AI's work with intergovernmental organizations
and includes information about which states are bound by key international
and regional human rights treaties.