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Arrest of Sri Lankan opposition leader escalates post-election repression

Retired General Sarath Fonseka will reportedly face a military Court Martial on charges that he revealed military secrets and plotted the assassination of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

China urged to free human rights activist jailed after unfair trial

Tan Zuoren was convicted for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party and the government in his online articles and diaries about the handling of 1989's Tiananmen crackdown.

Afghanistan must not grant impunity to war criminals

Controversial new legislation is believed to be an attempt to provide legal cover for ongoing impunity for perpetrators of human rights violations, including the Taleban.

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Belarusian musician and opposition activist, Igor Koktysh, was released from pre-trial detention in Ukraine on 2 Feburary 2010

Ukraine releases Belarusian opposition activist

Igor Koktysh had been held in a pre-trial detention centre since June 2007, when Belarus requested his extradition. He was considered to be a prisoner of conscience.

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Marginalised communities in India describe devastating health effects of refinery and mining project.

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Dongria Kondh women at a protest meeting, Niyamgiri Hills, Orissa, India, 2009

Stop mining and refinery projects from devastating communities in India

Plans to mine bauxite in the Indian state of Orissa threaten the very existence of the Dongria Kondh – an indigenous community that has lived in the area for centuries.

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