Candlelight protests in central Seoul against the resumption of US beef imports began on 2 May 2008 and continued for more than two months. The protests were for ...
Human rights lawyer JC Weliamuna and his family survived a grenade attack on their home in the capital, Colombo, on 27 September. He has since gone into hiding, ...
Kurdish human rights activist Saman Rasoulpour was released on 13 August after being in custody since the 25 July. He was accused of ‘distributing propaganda against ...
1) Japan: Forty years on death row 2) Nigeria: Indefinite detention 3) Saudi Arabia: Executions and floggings may be imminent 4) Turkey: Activist in police shooting ...
Human rights defenders across the region of Europe and Central Asia are targets of intimidation, systematic harassment and serious human rights violations. As they ...
The US military prosecutor in the case against Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Jawad has asked to resign from the office of military commissions. Lieutenant Colonel ...
