Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for
attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they
were targeted by the authorities.
Several thousand people, primarily peasant farmers and others from poor
Indigenous communities, are at risk of being displaced by plans to
build a dam in Mexico.
New photo evidence shows that the Sudanese government is continuing to
deploy offensive military equipment in Darfur, despite the UN arms
embargo and peace agreement
Activists campaigning for gender equality in Iran are unable to
exercise their rights to freedom of expression and association, as
shown by a number of recent arrest
The Israeli army has increased efforts to force Palestinian villagers out of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, by destroying villagers’ homes a
As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is
running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of
improving human rights in the run-u
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former
members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by
concerns about regional secur
