Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for
attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they
were targeted by the authorities.
Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the
right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the
shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.
The Egyptian authorities must take immediate and inclusive steps to
protect Cairo's poorest inhabitants living in "unsafe areas", according to a new Amnesty International report.
Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police"
to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate they are intensifying
their attack on freedom of expression.
The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch have said
Activists and supporters of Amnesty International will launch a week of action on Monday highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced civilians in government camps in Sri Lanka.
The Iranian authorities must halt the imminent execution of Sherko
Moarefi, a Kurdish man convicted of "enmity against God" over his
alleged membership of a proscribed Kurdish organization.
Amnesty International has welcomed the commitment by the Macedonian authorities to ensure that the International Day for Tolerance march in Skopje goes ahead on 16 November without hindrance.
President Obama must use his first official visit to China to urge the authorities to reverse the sharp rise in human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International said on Friday.
Youth activists Emin Abdullayev and Adnan
Hajizade have been sentenced to 30 and 24 months' imprisonment
respectively on charges of 'hooliganism' and 'inflicting minor bodily
harm'.