Disappearances And Abductions
China continues crackdown on activists ahead of Tiananmen anniversary - 3 June 2009
The harassment of activists and lawyers continues and web sites like Hotmail and Twitter are shut down as censorship escalates.Remaining political prisoners freed in Zimbabwe - 14 May 2009
The remaining three of 18 political and human rights activists who were re-detained in Zimbabwe last week have all been released on bail.Medvedev's first year: failure to improve human rights - 8 May 2009
The Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has not delivered on the promises he made about human rights during his first year in power.Demanding justice for Nepal's civil war victims - 1 May 2009
During the Nepalese civil war between 1996 and 2006, Amnesty International documented the killing, enforced disappearance and torture of thousands of civilians.Mixed messages from President Obama after 100 days - 29 April 2009
100 days after taking office, President Obama's record in terms of US counter terrorism policies has been assessed in a new Amnesty International report.Counter Terror with Justice checklist: Assessing President Obama's first 100 days
Close Guantánamo and End Illegal Detention
1. Confirm that the USA will permanently close the detention facility at Guantánamo and set a relatively short deadlin