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06 February 2009
Amnesty International has said that the Chinese government’s report to
the UN Universal Periodic Review whitewashes serious human rights
abuses being committed
28 January 2009
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama rejected as "false" the choice between safety and respect for human rights.
14 January 2009
Authorities in Shanghai detained a prominent female activist on Monday and assigned her to seven days administrative detention.
07 January 2009
One of China's best-known dissidents has been under house arrest since 8 December, after he signed a campaign for political and rights reform in China, known as Charte
05 January 2009
Two men wrongfully convicted of the murder of trade union
leader Chea Vichea, have been released on bail after nearly five years
in prison.
23 December 2008
After more than 14 days in detention, it appears that Chinese
authorities intend to seriously prosecute the dissident literary
scholar, Liu Xiaobo.
17 December 2008
The European Parliament has honoured a jailed Chinese dissident in absentia with its top human rights award.
10 December 2008
Irene Khan writes about the continuing human rights issues around the world as Amnesty International celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Hu
17 November 2008
Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who
have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years.
13 November 2008
Fourteen dissidents are sentenced to 65 years' imprisonment each, as Myanmar's military government ignores calls by
the international community to clean up its human
07 November 2008
Judge rules that the arrest of Raja Petra Kamarudin, under the Internal Security Act, was unconstitutional.
05 September 2008
The sole reason for the detention of five members of Hindu Rights Action Force, was for expressing concerns about the marginalization of ethnic South
Asians within Ma
08 August 2008
Twenty years after the brief flowering of people power in Myanmar,
however, little has improved for the millions of people still suffering
under repressive rule.
23 July 2008
The Chinese authorities say they will now not free the housing rights activist when his four-year prison sentence expires on 26 July. Amnesty International demands he
17 July 2008
Amnesty International has launched a new website for people to have
their say about the human rights situation in China in the countdown to
the Beijing Olympics.
15 July 2008
Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime
minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists,
Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, wh
26 June 2008
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.
02 June 2008
The first female judge to work at the High Court in Pakistan, Majida Razvi; a young Brighton-based Zimbabwean, Alois Mbawara; and Murat Kurnaz, released from Guant&aac
17 March 2008
The Chinese authorities must allow independent UN investigation into
the events of the last week in Tibet.
13 March 2008
The Chinese authorities have engaged in a number of troubling crackdowns on activists and minority groups in the past week.
