Prison Conditions
Saudi Arabia - human rights abuses in the name of fighting terrorism - 22 July 2009
The Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a sustained assault on human rights under the façade of countering terrorism.UK government must launch investigation into its role in overseas torture - 10 July 2009
Mounting evidence, including a statement by former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, suggests that UK authorities expolited the torture of terrorism suspects by foreiFormer Bagram detainees allege abuse while in US custody - 24 June 2009
Former detainees held by the USA at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan have told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) how they were subjected to abuse while in custPresident Obama defends Guantánamo closure, but endorses indefinite preventive detention - 22 May 2009
US President Barack Obama has restated his commitment to closing the Guantánamo detention facility and to ending the use of the so-called "enhanced interReturn of Guantánamo military commissions would not serve justice - 15 May 2009
President Barack Obama would be "short-changing justice" if he revives the military commissions to try Guantánamo detainees, Amnesty International has said.UN Security Council must step in to support Aung San Suu Kyi - 14 May 2009
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces trial on Monday after an American man is alleged to have swum across the lake in front of her house and stayed thereConcern grows for British woman held in Laos - 6 May 2009
The case of a British woman facing a possible death sentence in Laos for drug offences highlights a justice system shrouded in secrecy.Obama - Building trust and respect for human rights in the US - 29 April 2009
Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.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