http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2075/2034/2058/1828 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR53/009/2009/en Richard Blanco, a male local government official from Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is being detained in a prison in Caracas without any evidence of him having committed a crime. His detention appears to be politically motivated. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/lithuania-admits-existence-secret-prison-20091222 A Lithuanian parliamentary committee has concluded that a CIA secret prisonoperated in Lithuania during the US-led “war on terror”. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE18/010/2009/en Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE30/022/2009/en Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, in jail on politically motivated charges, is in urgent need of specialist medical care, without which his life may be in danger. A prominent critic of the Tunisian government, he was sentenced on 26 November 2009 to six months' imprisonment, after an unfair trial. Amnest Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/lithuania-secret-prison-inquiry-must-set-an-example-20091217 The government and President Dalia Grybauskaite have been urged to ensure that next week's report into allegations that the CIA operated a 'black site' in Lithuanian is thorough,independent, and impartial. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/010/2009/es Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/010/2009/en Killings by members of the police, or by clandestine groups in which former or serving members of the police are believed to be involved, continue to be reported in Guatemala. The circumstances surrounding some of the deaths suggest that they may have been extrajudicial executions. Illustrated by the case st Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/syria-trial-kurds-likely-be-%E2%80%9Cparody-justice%E2%80%9D-20091215 Amnesty International called for Syria's Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) to be abolished as the trial of five members of the Kurdish minority resumed today. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE19/007/2009/en Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/trial-kurds-syria-likely-parody-justice-20091215 The trial of five men accused of belonging to an unauthorized political party resumes at the Supreme State Security Court this week. The court does not operate in accordance with international standards of fair trial. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International