Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for
attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they
were targeted by the authorities.
On 24 October 2007, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will have spent 12 of the last
18 years under detention. She may be the best known of Myanmar's
prisoners of conscience, but
New video and audio testimony received by Amnesty International tells of ongoing night raids, arbitrary arrests and appalling detention conditions in Myanmar.
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon face discrimination in employment and a
lack of access to adequate education and housing, says a new Amnesty
International report.
On 17 October a year ago, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. A law that turned flawed executive policy into flawed domes
On this year's World Day against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International calls on the world's governments to vote for the UN resolution on a global moratorium on exec
People across the globe took to the streets this weekend in support of the people of Myanmar, who continue to be subjected to mass arrests and brutal repression.
