Following the mass arrests of demonstrators and opposition activists in
Iran over recent weeks in connection with the disputed presidential
election, Amnesty Interna
The oil industry in the Niger Delta of Nigeria has brought impoverishment, conflict, human rights abuses and despair to the majority of people in the oil-producing are
Amnesty International is gravely concerned that several opposition
leaders detained in the wake of the 12 June elections may be facing
torture, possibly to force the
The Iranian authorities must start an immediate investigation into the
security forces’ violent handling of thousands of demonstrators who
took to the streets
The Iranian presidential elections are to be held this month on 12
June. The candidates are: the incumbent President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad;
Mohsen Rezaei, a former co
The Iranian authorities must immediately release dozens of journalists
arrested since 12 June and who are at risk of torture in detention,
Amnesty International said
President Obama’s decision to close the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by next January leads Amnesty International to fear that several Tu
