The UN Secretary-General has "missed an opportunity" by failing to make
an assessment of the credibility of Israeli and Palestinian
investigations into violations during the Gaza conflict.
Ten years after the killing of scores of civilians in a suburb of the
Chechen capital Grozny, the relatives of those murdered are still
denied justice by the Russian authorities.
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.
The country's revised penal code stipulates prison sentences for girls and women who seek an abortion
and for health professionals who provide health services associated
with abortion.
Dozens were killed by security forces during more than a year of anti-government protests, sparked by the closure of the Viva television station in December 2008.
Those affected by the 2006 disaster in Côte d'Ivoire, have told of their anxious wait to see if they will get any of the $45 million compensation owed to them.
Amnesty International has reiterated its call for the Sudanese authorities to arrest Omar al Bashir, who is already charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes over his role in the Darfur conflict.
Muhammad al-Maqalih is thought to have been detained for his comments
on the government's conduct in the ongoing conflict in the northern region of Sa'da.
Amnesty International says it fears the authorities are planning to
execute some or all of the nine before 11 February, the
anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
