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Routine killings of civilians in Somalia

6 May 2008

The dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of Somalia has been revealed in a groundbreaking new Amnesty International report.

Brazilian women's lives shattered

17 April 2008

Women in Brazil are finding themselves left to pick up the pieces following criminal and police violence in shanty-towns.

Secrecy surrounds death penalty

15 April 2008

At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and Viet Nam.

Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities

2 April 2008

Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.

What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics?

1 April 2008

Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said In 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human rights."