Amnesty International welcomes the release of Mexican prisoner of conscience Jacinta Francisco Marcial, who was held in prison for three years after being falsely accused of kidnapping six federal agents.
Amnesty International's new report shows how Spain has one of the strictest
detention regimes in Europe, which is in breach of the country's
obligations under international human rights law.
Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing
renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were
confiscated this week.
Any move by the Lithuanian parliament to criminalize the promotion of
homosexuality would violate the country's international obligations to
uphold freedom of expression and fight discrimination.
The six had been sentenced on 6 August to a mandatory sentence of two
years’ imprisonment and fined 250,000 Dalasis (US$10,000) for defamation and sedition.
Caspian Makan, the fiancé of the young woman killed in
the recent protests in Iran, has been held in detention since 26 June,
after he made a statement linking her murder to pro-government militia.
JS Tissainayagam was convicted of writing and publishing articles that criticized the government's treatment of Sri Lankan Tamil civilians affected by the war.
Mother of six Jacinta Francisco Marcial has been in prison since 2006. She has been sentenced to 21 years for her part in the alleged kidnapping of six federal agents in Mexico.
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader has been sentenced to a further 18 months’ house arrest. She has been detained for over 13 of the past 20 years, mostly under house arrest.
