Hong Kong: www.endtorture.org

new Amnesty International Chinese language website

Amnesty International is launching today (25 March 2003) a new
Chinese-language website www.endtorture.org as part of its international
Campaign against Torture.

"We hope to reach people in mainland China as well as Chinese-speaking
communities all over the world through the documentation available on this
site," Amnesty International said.

The main focus of the web site is on the prevention of torture but it
will also cover wider human rights issues. The site contains articles,
reports and other information to raise awareness about torture, including
human rights news from Amnesty International on all parts of the world. It
also provides human rights campaigning materials, links to material about
torture from other organizations.

"We hope the Chinese audience will view the website as a valuable
resource to raise awareness about the need to prevent torture and
ill-treatment; and to contribute to the campaign within China to stamp out
torture once and for all," Amnesty International said.

The website will be updated regularly. It will be a vital resource for
academics, lawyers, journalists, students and others interested in human
rights issues. The web site can be accessed from today at the following
address:

http://www.endtorture.org

For more information, please call Amnesty International's Hong Kong's
office on +852 27821143 or London's press office on +44 207 4135566





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Nina Tesenfitz
Pressestelle
amnesty international
Sektion der Bundesrepublik Deutschland e.V.
visit:http://www.amnesty.de
25 March 2003