1) Iraqis flee to Syria to escape violence 2) Displaced people denied rights in Azerbaijan 3) Whereabouts unknown – thousands still missing worldwide 30 August – International Day of the Disappeared: Small steps towards justice in Chechnya; Fourteen men missing and at risk of torture in Chad 4) Worldwide Appeals: USA/Pakistan: Secret detention of terror suspect; Algeria: Fate of thousands is still unknown; Russian Federation: Military implicated in kidnapping; Democratic Republic of Congo: Doctor abducted 5) The trial of Charles Taylor 6) Defending human rights defenders: Women in Zimbabwe stand up for their rights; Activists at risk in Central America 7) Police violence hits the poor of Brazil 8) ‘Nurturing Hope – Seeking Common Ground’
