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Guantánamo detentions set for legal showdown

7 December 2007

Indigenous woman set free

5 December 2007

A prisoner of conscience and mother-of-five has been released from prison in Mexico after spending more than 18 months in custody.

Systematic repression mars Russian elections

30 November 2007

The Russian authorities displayed a systematic disregard for basic human rights in the run-up to parliamentary elections.

Arrests continue in Myanmar

28 November 2007

The Myanmar government continues to detain monks and dissidents, despite government assurances that no more arrests would be carried out.

New arrests of journalists overshadow Pakistan releases

20 November 2007

Pakistan is continuing to arrest journalists and others across the country, contrasting with government announcements that thousands of protesters have been released f

Bailed Pakistani activists at risk of re-arrest

20 November 2007

The pattern of arrest and persecution of human rights activists, lawyers and the political party workers continues in Pakistan.

United action for human rights in Pakistan

16 November 2007

People around the world took to the streets on Thursday to call for the restoration of human rights and justice in Pakistan. 

Video: Sending a message to the Pakistan government

16 November 2007

As People around the world took to the streets to call for the restoration of human rights and justice in Pakistan, a sizeable crowd gathered In London.

Still separate, still unequal : Violations of the right to education of Romani children in Slovakia

15 November 2007

This report shows that Romani children in Slovakia continue to be largely segregated in practice in inferior education.

Breakthrough UN resolution on global moratorium on executions

15 November 2007

A call was made for a global moratorium on executions by the UN General Assembly's Third Committee.

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