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USA: Maryland joins global trend against the death penalty

2 May 2013

The US state of Maryland has joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty.

Pakistan must improve protection for Indian prisoners in wake of jail attack

2 May 2013

Pakistani authorities urged to protect Indian prisoners from violence after death row inmate dies following an attack in a Lahore jail.

Italy: Supreme Court strikes down the ‘Nomad emergency’ for good

2 May 2013

By declaring the so-called “Nomad emergency” unlawful and unfounded, Italy's Supreme Court has helped to end discrimination against Roma communities.

Israel must remove new settler outpost in the West Bank

2 May 2013

Israeli settlers in the Nablus district of the occupied West Bank set up a new illegal outpost yesterday

Belarus must stop the execution of man on death row

2 May 2013

The homeless man originally from Ukraine has been sentenced to death for killing a fellow prisoner in Mahiliou, eastern Belarus.

'There are no human rights in Sri Lanka'

1 May 2013

In Sri Lanka, a climate of intolerance and fear continues to sweep the island as the government’s stranglehold on the population grows ever tighter.

Cambodia: Release scapegoats for killing of trade union leader

1 May 2013

Two men wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the killing of prominent trade union leader Chea Vichea in 2004 should be released immediately.

Saudi Arabia moves to stamp out new human rights NGO

1 May 2013

Four founding members of a nascent human rights group in Saudi Arabia have been interrogated and intimidated in their attempt to get their organization off the ground.

Sri Lanka: Report exposes the government’s violent repression of dissent

30 April 2013

A new report explores how the Sri Lankan government is intensifying its crackdown on critics through threats, harassment, imprisonment and violent attacks.

Burundi: Freedom of expression under threat from new press law

30 April 2013

A draft law that includes new press-related crimes and exorbitant fines for journalists who violate them looks set to be signed off by Burundi's President.

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