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Crackdown intensifies in Pakistan - 12 November 2007

Arrests of members of the political opposition continued in Pakistan over the weekend as the government changed the law to make it easier to crack down on their oppone

Myanmar authorities step up crackdown on protesters - 27 September 2007

The situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma) continues to worsen with reports emerging of escalating attempts by the authorities to repress ongoing demonstrations.

Algeria: Persistent torture by the Military Security in secret locations - 10 June 2007

Torture and other ill-treatment continue to be perpetrated with impunity in Algeria in cases of individuals who are thought to have information about terrorism.

Rendition in the Horn of Africa - 15 June 2007

At least 140 men, women and children fleeing conflict in Somalia were arrested by Kenyan authorities between 30 December 2006 and February 2007 as they tried to enter

'Off the record' secret CIA detention - 7 June 2007

At least 39 individuals who remain missing are believed to have been subjected to enforced disappearance by the US authorities.

The secretive and illegal US programme of 'rendition' - 5 April 2006

Salah 'Ali Qaru finally emerged free from detention around midnight on 27 March. In nearly three years, the 27-year-old Yemeni was tortured in Jordan, flown from count

Guantánamo: A life sentence of suffering and stigmatization - 3 February 2006

The US detention centre at Guantánamo Bay is condemning thousands of people across the world to a life of suffering, torment and stigmatisation.

Women protesters face police batons in Pakistan - 14 November 2007

Mass arrests and detention of political activists from opposition parties have taken place over the past three days across the country.

Abu Ghraib torture victims still seeking redress - 27 April 2006

Two years ago the release of photographs showing detainees being tortured and ill-treated by US military personnel at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq shocked and horrified t