Prison Conditions

Protect peaceful Moldovan protesters from police ill-treatment - 15 April 2009

Hundreds of people have been detained in Moldova after the country's authorities blamed them for the rioting that followed a peaceful protest.

Security forces above the law in Iraqi Kurdistan - 14 April 2009

Security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region operate outside the rule of law and regularly abuse their authority.

Guantánamo detainees still waiting for judicial review - 9 April 2009

Only a handful of Guantánamo detainees have had court hearings to determine the lawfulness of their detention.

Austria urged to tackle police racism - 9 April 2009

Austria's police and justice system are plagued by racism, according to an Amnesty International report.

End institutional racism in the Austrian criminal justice system - 9 April 2009

Institutional racism in the Austrian police and judicial organs is resulting in their failure to provide the same quality of service to all persons.

Police abuse goes unchecked in France - 2 April 2009

French police have been accused of committing gross human rights violations – often against ethnic minorities – for which they are seldom brought to just

France must do more for victims of police ill-treatment - 2 April 2009

Allegations of human rights violations by police officers in France include racist abuse, excessive use of force, beatings and unlawful killings.

Border guards die in custody in Bangladesh - 27 March 2009

Four detained border guards have died in Bangladesh in the past two weeks.

Migrants languish in detention in US - 26 March 2009

The US immigrant-detention population has surged in the past decade, resulting in a lack of due process that has driven some detainees to attempt suicide.

Deaths in custody in Iran highlight prison authorities' disregard for life - 20 March 2009

The death in custody of an internet blogger in Iran on Wednesday raised renewed fears that prisoners in the country are being denied medical treatment, possibly as a