1.   Anyone accused of rights abuses during that era is protected from punishment by an amnesty that the general imposed as a condition for agreeing to democratic elections.

2.   Accusations that the military engages in rights abuses have continued.

3.   Brown, the commerce secretary, was sent to New Delhi with an understanding that rights abuses would be raised only in private sessions with Indian leaders.

4.   But if it finds a complaint justified, it must inform the country in question and make recommendations for correcting rights abuses.

5.   China in particular should be held accountable for its rights abuses, Bush has said, echoing the concerns of both liberal and conservative critics of Beijing.

6.   For years, the Chinese have grudgingly tolerated U.S. criticism of rights abuses, as long as it was mere talk.

7.   Human rights organizations say Colombia has so far failed to sufficiently curb rights abuses, and that Barrancabermeja is a case in point.

8.   Nonetheless, Amnesty, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, cites the Sayon case in its latest worldwide roundup of rights abuses.

9.   Several hundred demonstrators protesting rights abuses in Tibet also gathered Saturday morning in Cambridge, Mass., outside the entrance to Harvard University, where Jiang gave a speech.

10.   Several high-level officials have told the commission that Botha knew of rights abuses, including decisions to blow up a church headquarters and conduct raids into other countries.