Prison Conditions

Audio: Monks in Myanmar tell of police raid - 9 November 2007

On 25 September, U Thilavantha's monastery was raided by police. Beaten in detention, he died the next day.

UK must stop deportations to torture states - 1 March 2007

After labelling them as threats to "national security", the UK has recently deported two men to Algeria, a country with a known record of torture and other i

One year of the Military Commissions Act - 17 October 2007

On 17 October a year ago, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. A law that turned flawed executive policy into flawed domes

NATO-led forces complicit in torture? - 13 November 2007

Despite consistent reports of torture and other ill-treatment by Afghanistan's intelligence service, members of the NATO-led forces continue to hand detainees over to

Jordan: 'Your confessions are ready to sign!' - 24 July 2006

Jordan detains and tortures political and security suspects.

Guantánamo: pain and distress for thousands of children - 20 November 2006

Thousands of children around the world have suffered pain and distress as a result of US counter-terror policies and practices.

Guántanamo deaths: tragic reminders of camp's lawlessness - 12 June 2006

On Saturday 10 June, three Guantánamo detainees were found dead in their cells.

Youth activism in the Balkans - 16 May 2006

Young, energetic, and campaigning for human rights in the Balkans. Men and women who recently attended an activism workshop organized by Amnesty International in Lju

Murat Kurnaz has been released from Guantánamo! - 25 August 2006

Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial.

Hearing on the mental health of war on terror' detainee José Padilla - 21 February 2007

On 28 February, a Miami judge ruled that Jose Padilla was fit to stand trial. The trial is set to begin on 16 April.