Texas carried out its 23rd execution of the year on 19 November 2009 – out of a national total of 48 – after Governor Rick Perry rejected a rare recommendation ...
The US government must redouble efforts to resolve the future of detainees still held at the military facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Amnesty International said ...
Two men have died in one week after they were allegedly beaten by police officers. Amnesty International has called for full and independent investigations into ...
The State of Ohio has announced new lethal injection procedures and is looking to resume executions. It is seeking to execute Kenneth Biros on 8 December 2009. ...
Unlawful killings have been carried out with near impunity in Mozambique. The authorities have failed to carry out their duty to bring perpetrators to justice, ...
Reports that the Iranian government plans to establish "cyber police"to fight "crimes" on the internet indicate they are intensifyingtheir attack on freedom of ...
