Dr Ramin Pourandarjani had allegedly received threats to deter him from
revealing the extent of abuse that had taken place at Kahrizak detention centre.
Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into their deaths.
To ensure justice for the victims of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny in February, all suspects must receive a fair trial, Amnesty International says in its new report.
The Kenyan government has failed to implement a fair and credible judicial process to try those accused of carrying out human rights violations, including possible crimes against humanity, during last
Amnesty International has welcomed the government's efforts to bring the killers to justice but has said that it deplores the use of the death penalty.
Judge Richard Goldstone's report on war crimes committed in Gaza and southern Israel is to be debated by the General Assembly this week. Amnesty International has urged the UN to grasp the opportunity to address accountability.
Amnesty International has called for a credible and transparent investigation into the 4 September airstrike in
Kunduz that killed scores of people, many of them
civilians.
Two female editors at national newspaper the Sunday Leader have received death threats. The paper's founder and former Editor-in-Chief was murdered in January.
