Reports that supporters intend to take action on Chen Guangcheng's 40th birthday have prompted fears of confrontation with security officials.

To mark Eid, the Taleban leader Mullah Omar instructed his commanders to stem the rising number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the Chinese government to stop human rights abuses in Tibet.

Officials gathered at an Istanbul conference on Afghanistan must keep human rights a central focus of their plans for regional security.

Japan's justice minister says he will sign execution warrants, despite announcing last month he would not back the death penalty.

Three prisoners of conscience for whom Amnesty International has campaigned for years have been released.

One protester has been killed and several injured in clashes with police at a US-owned mine in eastern Indonesia.

Authorities urged to address sectarian violence across the country after the killing of 29 Shi'a Muslims in Balochistan province.

Around 90 families are at imminent risk of losing their homes as a development company continues to clear the land for construction.