Torture and other ill-treatment continue to be perpetrated with impunity in Algeria in cases of individuals who are thought to have information about terrorism.
For decades, human rights violations in Myanmar have been widespread and systematic – most senior opposition figures are imprisoned or detained, amongst more tha
At least 140 men, women and children fleeing conflict in Somalia were arrested by Kenyan authorities between 30 December 2006 and February 2007 as they tried to enter
On Tuesday 13 November 2007, Pakistan's Supreme Court was due to hear the cases of 485 individuals – all victims of enforced disappearance over the past six year
On 17 October a year ago, US President George W. Bush signed into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006. A law that turned flawed executive policy into flawed domes
Despite consistent reports of torture and other ill-treatment by Afghanistan's intelligence service, members of the NATO-led forces continue to hand detainees over to
Despite growing anger in Pakistan at the practice of enforced disappearances, the government has still not acknowledged its responsibility for hundreds of people arbit
