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Zimbabwe: Police urged to remain non-partisan

3 April 2008

The situation in Zimbabwe has remained calm with all political parties exercising restraint since the national elections, but it is a country "on the edge".

Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities

2 April 2008

Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.

What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics?

1 April 2008

Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said In 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human right

Video: Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities

1 April 2008

Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.

Imprisoned for giving water to monks

31 March 2008

Three people in Myanmar were sentenced to prison for giving water to monks on the street.

Activists released from prison in Ethiopia

31 March 2008

Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005.

Unlawful homes for Israeli settlers, demolitions for Palestinians

31 March 2008

Mobile homes for an illegal Israeli settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories got the go-ahead within a week of Israeli bulldozers demolishing Palestinian h

Truce reduces fighting in Iraq

31 March 2008

Fighting between government forces and the Mahdi Army in Basra is reported to have ended after Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to stop fighting Iraqi security f

Video: Amnesty International reaches out for Kenya

31 March 2008

Amnesty International members around the world reached out for the people of Kenya on 27 February 2007.

Two more migrants killed at Egypt/Israel border

28 March 2008

Two men believed to be from Côte d'Ivoire were shot dead by Egyptian security forces while trying to cross into Israel on Thursday.

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