Belarusian youth activists sentenced to 'restricted freedom' for
attending a peaceful protest have told Amnesty International how they
were targeted by the authorities.
Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the
right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the
shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.
The Israeli army has increased efforts to force Palestinian villagers out of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, by destroying villagers’ homes a
As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is
running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of
improving human rights in the run-u
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former
members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by
concerns about regional secur
The UN Security Council is to send a new peacekeeping force to Darfur
in Sudan, following extensive worldwide campaigning by groups including
Amnesty International
A Tunisian lawyer and 21 other long-term political prisoners were released under a presidential pardon on 24 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Tunis