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Youth activism in the Balkans - 16 May 2006

Young, energetic, and campaigning for human rights in the Balkans. Men and women who recently attended an activism workshop organized by Amnesty International in Lju

Murat Kurnaz has been released from Guantánamo! - 25 August 2006

Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial.

Hearing on the mental health of war on terror' detainee José Padilla - 21 February 2007

On 28 February, a Miami judge ruled that Jose Padilla was fit to stand trial. The trial is set to begin on 16 April.

USA: Stop sexual violence against Indigenous women - 24 April 2007

One in three Native American or Alaska Native women will be raped at some point in their lives. Most do not seek justice because they know they will be met with inac

Standing up for journalism - 5 November 2007

"The freedom of the press and the freedom of journalists to do their job are in everyone's best interest," writes the President of the International Federati

Stop the death penalty: Worldwide abolition now - 31 October 2007

Three men who escaped the death penalty joined forces in New York to campaign for a global abolition of this irreversible punishment. 

Guantánamo: Freedom for UK resident Bisher al-Rawi - 3 April 2007

Amnesty International welcomes the release from Guantánamo of Bisher al-Rawi. The UK resident was reunited with his family in the UK on 1 April after more than

Another death at Guantánamo after apparent suicide - 31 May 2007

Amnesty International has called for a fully independent investigation led by civilians into the death of a Saudi Arabian national at Guantánamo after an appare

2000 days of Guantánamo - 4 July 2007

4 July is a day for celebration in the USA. The bitter irony is that, this year, 4 July also marks 2,000 days since the US administration transferred the first "w

Press freedom: Deliberately targeted for doing their jobs - 3 May 2004

The freedom of the press is an essential element of the protection of human rights.