News & Updates

Three years after editor's murder, Azerbaijan journalists still abused

29 February 2008

Three years after the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Hüseynov, assaults on opposition journalists continue. 

Cuba signs up for human rights

29 February 2008

Cuba signed two major human rights treaties at the UN in New York on Thursday.

China urged to take steps to end death penalty

28 February 2008

Anti-death penalty campaigners have urged Chinese legislators to take "concrete steps" towards abolishing the death penalty.

Another migrant shot dead at Egypt/Israel border

28 February 2008

Egyptian security forces shot dead another woman trying to cross into Israel on Saturday.

FARC releases four more hostages

28 February 2008

Four more hostages have been released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

European Court reaffirms ban on torture

28 February 2008

The European Court of Human Rights has re-affirmed the absolute prohibition of torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 

Early release for Belarusian newspaper journalist

27 February 2008

Alyaksandr Zdzvizhkou, a former deputy editor of a Belarusian newspaper, has been released early from prison.

French claims on disappeared Chad opposition questioned

27 February 2008

Amnesty International has received evidence that the French government knew about the whereabouts of three detained senior Chadian opposition figures as early as 11