Following confirmation that remains recovered last week are those of a British
journalist missing since 1985, Amnesty International has called on the authorities to step up their efforts to reveal the fate
of the thousands abducted during the
country's civil war.
A proposal initiated by members of two Swiss parties will
ask Swiss voters if they wish to add the sentence "The construction of
minarets is forbidden" to the Constitution.
Amnesty International has made a renewed call for the humane treatment
of all detainees,
following reports that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit may be
released in a prisoner exchange.
In October, the Myanmar authorities arrested at least 10 political
activists and journalists for trying to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis. Their whereabouts is unknown.
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has marked the completion of her visit to South Korea by issuing a statement at a press conference in Seoul.
A new Amnesty International report urges the authorities to properly prosecute violence against women and not to dismiss it as a 'private family matter'.
At least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, have been held in camps under military control and deprived of their freedom of movement.
