News & Updates

Breakthrough in battle for justice for ‘comfort women’

21 December 2007

A new resolution on survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system urges the Japanese government to acknowledge, apologize and compensate the victims.

US state abolishes death penalty

19 December 2007

The US state of New Jersey has joined the global trend towards the abolition of the death penalty.

Migrants’ rights are human rights

18 December 2007

One person in every 35 lives outside the country in which they were born. Many of those are migrant workers or their family members.

UN calls for halt to executions

18 December 2007

The global campaign against the death penalty secures a landmark victory as the UN endorses the call for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

World misled on executions in Nigeria

17 December 2007

Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria's prisons, despite recent assurances by the Nigerian government that no one has been executed "in years".

Hit Make Some Noise album earns $2.5m

14 December 2007

Ugandan justice system failing survivors of sexual violence

13 December 2007

The justice system in Uganda is failing women and girls who have faced sexual violence.

Poems from Guantánamo

12 December 2007

A newly compiled book of poetry captures the thoughts and feelings of Guantánamo detainees in their own words.