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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

Audio: Poems from Guantánamo, the detainees speak

12 December 2007

In the latest edition of the Amnesty International Podcast, a selection of poems by Gunatánamo Bay detainees are read out.

Video: Riz Ahmed reads Poems from Guantánamo

12 December 2007

Riz Ahmed, the actor who appeared in the film "Road to Guantánamo

Video: Andrew Motion reads Poems from Guantánamo

12 December 2007

Andrew Motion, poet laureate, discusses the work of Abdur Rahim Muslim Dost.

Poems from Guantánamo

12 December 2007

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

Algiers bomb attacks kill at least 52

11 December 2007

At least 52 people have been killed and many others injured in two bomb attacks in Algiers.

Repression unrelenting in Myanmar

10 December 2007

When the Elders meet in South Africa to begin marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one notable figure will be missing.

Olympic Committee can bring positive change in China

10 December 2007

The International Olympic Committee must ensure that human rights concerns are addressed in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

UN set for key death penalty vote

9 December 2007

The world is set to take a giant leap towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide in a crucial UN vote.

UN resolution on global moratorium on executions

8 December 2007

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/149 on 18 December 2007, endorsing the call for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

Guantánamo detentions set for legal showdown

7 December 2007

The US Supreme Court has begun considering whether Guantánamo detainees should have access to the courts to contest their detention.

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