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Mona Said Thabet, a victim of torture in Egypt, 14 February 2009

Egyptian family threatened by police for complaining of torture

27 February 2009

Mona Said Thabet, her husband Yasser Naguib Mahran and their three children have been the targets of a campaign of harassment and intimidation.

Ayatollah Khomeini addresses an audience at the airport after his arrival from 14 years of exile, Tehran, Iran, February 1979

Human rights violations persist in Iran 30 years after Islamic revolution

9 February 2009

Ayatollah Khomeini promised that all Iranians would be free. However, the past 30 years have been characterised by persistent human rights violations.

Demonstration in Cuernavaca, Morelos State, to remember women victims of violence.

Protection law fails Mexican women

30 January 2009

A law to protect women in Mexico has had no impact in the two years since its inception, leaving the safety of many Mexican women at risk.

Barack Obama, as US President, takes the oath of office

Building trust and respect for human rights

28 January 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Struggling for women's rights in Somalia

20 January 2009

Questions and answers with Somali human rights activist, Zam Zam Adbullahi.

Mao Hengfeng pictured after being tortured in a 'Re-education through Labour' (RTL) facility in Shanghai in 2004

Women's rights activist detained in China

14 January 2009

Authorities in Shanghai detained a prominent female activist on Monday and assigned her to seven days administrative detention.

Guatemala's President must act to avert crisis

12 January 2009

A year into Alvaro Colom's term as Guatemala's President, more action needs to be taken to build on his promising commitments to improve human rights in the country.

Ghana's new President must commit to human rights

8 January 2009

Professor John Evans Atta Mills must make human rights central to his political programme. In a new document, Amnesty International has highlighted seven key human rig

Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner

Authorities close key human rights centre in Tehran

23 December 2008

The Iranian authorities have forced the closure of the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Tehran, co-founded by 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin E

Calls for Government of Japan to respond to resolutions calling for justice

13 December 2008

One year on from European Union resolution, calls continue for Japanese Government formally to acknowledge, apologise, and accept responsibility for its Imperial Armed

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