Syrian human rights activist Mohamed Iyyad Tayyara has been held incommunicado since his arrest from his flat in the city of Homs, western Syria, on 28 August 2011 ...
AI Index: ASA 01/031/2011 October 2011 ADPAN NEWSLETTER 4/11 July and August 2011 INTRODUCTION This edition of the ADPAN Newsletter covers the months of July ...
This December the Russian Federation will mark its 20th anniversary. During this period, however, the Russian authorities have invested more effort into managing ...
In this open letter Amnesty International calls on Goodluck Jonathan to prioritize the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights during his new tenure ...
A group of female relatives of prisoners of conscience in Cuba and their supporters were again prevented from organizing a peaceful protest on 28 August. They have ...
In January 2006 the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) called on the government to take “temporary special measures”, ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY. AI Index: MDE 25/006/2011. 22 September 2011. Human rights observer in Abu Dhabi for 26 September trial of 5 UAE activists ...
Five political prisoners and two detainees held at Kakanda prison in Lunda Norte province, Angola, are suffering from deteriorating health after finishing a 13- ...