Igor Koktysh, a male social activist, supporter of the Belarusian opposition and musician, has suffered a serious asthma attack in prison in Ukraine. The prison ...
Nine women’s rights defenders are facing legal proceedings for their involvement in the case of a nine-year-old girl who obtained a legal abortion in Nicaragua ...
Human rights defender Rita Mahato has been threatened with death, rape and kidnapping as a result of her work helping women in Nepal who have suffered acts of violence ...
Yong Vui Kong received a stay of execution on 3 December 2009, but is now scheduled for execution on 11 December. His appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeals ...
Human rights lawyer Wang Yonghang has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in connection with his work representing Falun Gong practitioners. He has appealed ...
An Amnesty International delegation also found cases of over 40 people whose whereabouts are still unknown. These human rights violations follow a massacre during ...
