Following confirmation that remains recovered last week are those of British
journalist Alec Collett, missing since 1985, Amnesty International has called for renewed efforts to reveal the fate
of thousands abducted during the civil war.
A proposal initiated by members of two Swiss parties will
ask Swiss voters if they wish to add the sentence "The construction of
minarets is forbidden" to the Constitution.
In October, the Myanmar authorities arrested at least 10 political
activists and journalists for trying to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis. Their whereabouts is unknown.
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has marked the completion of her visit to South Korea by issuing a statement at a press conference in Seoul.
A new Amnesty International report urges the authorities to properly prosecute violence against women and not to dismiss it as a 'private family matter'.
At least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, have been held in camps under military control and deprived of their freedom of movement.
Amnesty International has urged the Philippine authorities to carry out
a full investigation into a brutal attack in Maguindanao province that has left at least 46 people dead.
