Detention

Tunisia releases prisoners held over Gafsa protests - 6 November 2009

Sixty-eight people held in connection with protests against unemployment and high living costs in the resource-rich Gafsa region have been released.

Kenya's post-election violence suspects must be brought to justice - 6 November 2009

The Kenyan government has failed to implement a fair and credible judicial process to try those accused of carrying out human rights violations, including possible crimes against humanity, during last

Activist on trial for denouncing pollution in Tunisia must be released - 5 November 2009

Amnesty International has called for the release of a human rights activist who went on trial this week for making a video about pollution in Tunisia and posting it on Facebook.

Iranian security forces condemned after clampdown on protesters - 5 November 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of peaceful protesters beaten and detained on Wednesday.

Convictions in Abu Omar rendition case a step toward accountability - 5 November 2009

US and Italian intelligence agents are convicted for their involvement in the abduction of Usama Mostafa Hassan Nasr (better known as Abu Omar).

Acts of torture by Guyanese police must be punished - 4 November 2009

Amnesty International has urged the Guyanese authorities to charge police officers involved in the torture and ill-treatment of three individuals who were detained in relation to a murder investigation.

Veteran human rights lawyer faces up to 15 years in Syrian prison - 4 November 2009

Amnesty International believes that charges have been brought against Haytham al-Maleh simply because he exercised his right to freedom of expression.

China holds Uighur journalist over Xinjiang unrest remarks - 30 October 2009

Hairat Niyaz has been detained since 1 October. He is thought at risk of torture and ill-treatment. Family and friends believe his detention is due to comments he made about the recent unrest.

Mexico must investigate torture of two peasant farmers - 28 October 2009

Two members of a peasant organization in Chiapas State, currently held in a state prison, were blindfolded, bound and beaten during their interrogation.

Iranian refugees released from detention in Turkey - 27 October 2009

Two Iranian refugees who were refused access to the asylum system in Turkey and unlawfully detained for more than a year have been released.