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Publication Date: 13 May 2008

Asian governments urged to pressure Myanmar

As hold-ups continue in the supply of foreign aid to Myanmar, Asian leaders have been urged to pressure the country's military rulers into taking swift action to add

Publication Date: 09 May 2008

Myanmar obstructionism costs lives

In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the government of Myanmar is deliberately impeding life-saving assistance.

Publication Date: 02 May 2008

Human rights abuses in Sri Lanka flourish under veil of secrecy

Sri Lanka is a conflict where journalists face unjustified restrictions on reporting and there are very few established facts.

Publication Date: 28 April 2008

Pakistan must restore judges deposed under emergency law

The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coal

Publication Date: 22 April 2008

Nepal threatens Olympic protesters

Nepal's threat to use violence to prevent anti-China protests when the Olympic torch reaches Mount Everest has been condemned by Amnesty International.

Publication Date: 18 April 2008

Pakistan ratifies key UN human rights treaty

Publication Date: 07 April 2008

UN examines human rights in member countries

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.

Publication Date: 03 April 2008

Afghanistan arms fuel further abuse

Publication Date: 31 March 2008

Imprisoned for giving water to monks

Three people in Myanmar were sentenced to prison for giving water to monks on the street.

Publication Date: 26 March 2008

Tibet off the Human Rights Council's agenda

Discussion of the situation in Tibet was stifled at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 24 March 2008

Hundreds of Tibet protesters arrested in Nepal

Over 400 people were arrested in Nepal on Monday as the authorities clamped down on peaceful demonstrations against Chinese human rights abuses in Tibet.

Publication Date: 18 March 2008

Tension in Tibet as police raid homes

While streets in the Tibetan capital are reported to be quiet and empty, there are continued reports of unrest in neighbouring Chinese provinces with large populations

Publication Date: 17 March 2008

UN scrutiny of Tibet crisis required

The Chinese authorities must allow independent UN investigation into the events of the last week in Tibet.

Publication Date: 13 March 2008

Crackdown on activists and minorities in China

The Chinese authorities have engaged in a number of troubling crackdowns on activists and minority groups in the past week.

Publication Date: 06 March 2008

Three Australians spared death penalty in Bali

Three members of the so-called Bali Nine have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment following a judicial review by the Supreme Court.

Publication Date: 28 February 2008

China urged to take steps to end death penalty

Anti-death penalty campaigners have urged Chinese legislators to take "concrete steps" towards abolishing the death penalty.

Publication Date: 20 February 2008

Nepal police target protesters

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

Publication Date: 13 February 2008

Australia apologises for abuses of Indigenous

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to the Indigenous people who were members of the Stolen Generation and their families on Wednesday in Parli

Publication Date: 05 February 2008

Journalists in danger in Sri Lanka

A number of journalists in Sri Lanka have received death threats in the wake of knife attacks on two journalists in the past eleven days.

Publication Date: 25 January 2008

Arrests of political activists increase in Myanmar

Political activists continue to be imprisoned in Myanmar, according to new research by Amnesty International. There have been 96 arrests since 1 November 2007.