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Three years for profiling a Moroccan prince on Facebook

27 February 2008

A 26-year-old IT engineer has been given a three-year prison term and fined 10,000 dirhams (US$1,320) for creating a profile of Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid on Fac

French claims on disappeared Chad opposition questioned

27 February 2008

Amnesty International has received evidence that the French government knew about the whereabouts of three detained senior Chadian opposition figures as early as 11

Call for independent UK investigation into US renditions

23 February 2008

Amnesty International has called for a full, independent investigation into any further UK involvement in renditions.

Migrant shot dead trying to cross Egypt/Israel border

21 February 2008

Egyptian security forces shot dead a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel on Tuesday –

Calls for calm as Serbs rally

21 February 2008

Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in a "Kosovo is Serbia" rally in Belgrade on Thursday.

Uganda strikes deal with LRA on trials

20 February 2008

The Ugandan government has struck a deal with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) about where their leaders will be tried.

Nepal police target protesters

20 February 2008

Nepal’s police are using excessive and lethal force during ongoing demonstrations by members of the Madhesi community.

New Cuban leadership can improve human rights

19 February 2008

Amnesty International has called on the new Cuban government to allow UN human rights bodies and independent human rights organizations to visit the country.

USA's record on racial discrimination under scrutiny

18 February 2008

The USA's record under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination will come under scrutiny next week.

Bush urged not to veto waterboarding bill

15 February 2008

Amnesty International has called on US President Bush not to veto a bill outlawing waterboarding.

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