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Greek prisoner activist found dead during prisoner transfer - 20 March 2009

Early on Wednesday morning, a Greek prisoner actively engaged in defending prisoners’ rights was found dead.

Malaysia: Government must investigate police torture claims - 22 January 2009

The Malaysian authorities must initiate an independent, impartial, prompt and effective investigation into the death of 22-year-old Kugan Ananthan, Amnesty Internation

25 years remembering the disappeared - 29 August 2008

Since the International Day of the Disappeared was started in 1983, the government practice of kidnapping, abducting or detaining people and holding them in secret ha

Enforced disappearances: Annual Report 2008

Annual Report 2008 enforced disappearances [Algeria 50-1; Bosnia and Herzegovina 71; Chad 91; Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) 180; Macedonia 196; Mexico 205; Montenegro 210; Myanmar 217;

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Rape: ever present danger for Darfur's women - 14 February 2008

At least 2.3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur; most now live in more than 65 camps dotted around Darfur.

Continuing arrests in Myanmar

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Video: Death penalty stories (animated slideshow) - 31 October 2007

Stories of the death penalty around the world - an animated slideshow narrated by Colin Firth

Russian Federation: The palpable undercurrent of fear and violence - 27 July 2006

Reports from the Northern Caucasus regularly bring further evidence of continuing arbitrary detentions, followed by torture, "disappearance" or unlawful ki

Harassment of activists continues in Zimbabwe - 22 March 2007

About 50 activists were arrested at a public meeting in Zimbabwe on 11 March 2007, in defiance of a three-month ban imposed by the authorities.