Political activists continue to be imprisoned in Myanmar, according to
new research by Amnesty International. There have been 96 arrests since
1 November 2007.
The Egyptian authorities began efforts to reclose the country's border
with Gaza, three days after
Palestinian militants blew open breaches in the border wall.
Judit Arenas writes from the World Economic Forum in Davos about talking to those that can take steps to improve human rights – not just governments, but also co
Amnesty International activists and lawyers will lead a demonstration
outside Downing Street in London on Saturday to protest against the
serious human rights abuses
When a Belarusian youth activist was sentenced to
18 months' imprisonment, Amnesty
International considered him to be a prisoner of conscience and launched a campaig
Irene Khan has written to world political and business leaders, calling
on them to raise the issue of Pakistan's human rights situation with
President Musharraf at t
At the end of Amnesty International's visit to Bangladesh, Irene Khan looks back on what the mission encountered there and what it means for human rights.
