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Russian NGO awarded Sakharov human rights prize

16 December 2009

Russian human rights organization Memorial received the 2009 Sakharov Prize of Freedom of Thought at a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Activists in Honduras tell Amnesty International of hidden human rights crisis

4 December 2009

An Amnesty International delegation in Honduras talked to human rights activists about the hidden crisis affecting the Central American nation.

Issue: Women, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Law Enforcement, Disappearances And Abductions, Activists
Region: Honduras

Indigenous woman set free

5 December 2007

A prisoner of conscience and mother-of-five has been released from prison in Mexico after spending more than 18 months in custody.

Systematic repression mars Russian elections

30 November 2007

The Russian authorities displayed a systematic disregard for basic human rights in the run-up to parliamentary elections.

Arrests continue in Myanmar

28 November 2007

The Myanmar government continues to detain monks and dissidents, despite government assurances that no more arrests would be carried out.

Bailed Pakistani activists at risk of re-arrest

20 November 2007

The pattern of arrest and persecution of human rights activists, lawyers and the political party workers continues in Pakistan.

New arrests of journalists overshadow Pakistan releases

20 November 2007

Pakistan is continuing to arrest journalists and others across the country, contrasting with government announcements that thousands of protesters have been released f

United action for human rights in Pakistan

16 November 2007

People around the world took to the streets on Thursday to call for the restoration of human rights and justice in Pakistan.

Video: Sending a message to the Pakistan government

16 November 2007

As People around the world took to the streets to call for the restoration of human rights and justice in Pakistan, a sizeable crowd gathered In London.

Breakthrough UN resolution on global moratorium on executions

15 November 2007

A call was made for a global moratorium on executions by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee.

Spain shamed by police

14 November 2007

Spanish police are getting away with repeated acts of torture and other ill-treatment.

Slovak education system fails Romani children

14 November 2007

Romani children in Slovakia are being denied the right to a proper education by a system that routinely discriminates against them.

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