A Latvian organization for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people is planning to hold a Gay
Pride event in the centre of Latvia’s capital,
Reverend Bienvenido Samba Momesori, a Protestant pastor and member of
an ethnic group native to Bioko Island, has been detained since October
2003 without charge or
The UN General Assembly will elect, in direct and individual elections
and by secret ballot, 15 new members of the Human Rights Council on 21
May 2008.
Housing rights activist Ye Guozhu is serving a four-year prison sentence after he applied for permission to hold a demonstration against forced evictions in Beijing.
As the 100 year anniversary of International Women’s Day draws close, and 60 years after human rights were enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In the wake of the presidential and parliamentary elections which took
place in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008, violent attacks on opposition
supporters are increasing.
