Torture And Ill-treatment

Saudi Arabia must not flog 75-year-old woman - 15 December 2009

Khamisa Mohammed Sawadi and two younger men, face up to 40 lashes and imprisonment for being in the company of members of the opposite sex who are not close relatives.

Nepal army must hand over major accused of killing 15-year-old girl - 14 December 2009

The Nepali government must ensure that Major Niranjan Basnet is arrested immediately and transferred to a civilian court for trial for torturing Maina Sunuwar to death.

Mexico must protect residents of disputed land - 11 December 2009

People living on the land in Chihuahua State, northern Mexico, have been intimidated and attacked for six years. Last week, a woman was shot and injured at her home.

Former Guantánamo Bay detainees deserve justice in Italy - 9 December 2009

Tunisian nationals Adel Ben Mabrouk and Riadh Nasseri are suspected of having committed terrorism-related crimes in Italy prior to being held at the US detention centre.

Post-election Iran violations among worst in 20 years - 10 December 2009

New report details abuse before, during and after the June election, when authorities deployed the Basij militia and Revolutionary Guards to suppress mass protests against its outcome.

Nigerian police 'kill at will' - 9 December 2009

Amnesty International has exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria in a new report.

Mexican civilian authorities must investigate pattern of serious abuses by military - 8 December 2009

New evidence of serious human rights violations carried out during military operations to combat organized crime and drug cartels in Mexico has been unveiled in an Amnesty International report.

Major accused of torturing girl to death in Nepal must be arrested - 8 December 2009

The Nepali government must immediately pursue the arrest of an army major accused of torturing a 15-year-old girl to death.

Sudan must end violent crackdown on protestors - 7 December 2009

Amnesty International has strongly condemned a violent crackdown by Sudanese security forces on political protests in Khartoum on Monday.  

Blog: My life inside a Chinese labor camp - 7 December 2009

Former prisoner of conscience Bu Dongwei spent over two years in a Chinese Re-education through Labour (RTL) camp until his release in July 2008.