Discrimination

UN provides welcome support to Bangladesh war crimes investigations - 7 April 2009

The government of Bangladesh has sought and received UN assistance in its efforts to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity and other serious violations o

March through Czech town puts Roma community in fear - 6 April 2009

Far-right groups organized a march through the Roma-populated area in Přerov in the Czech Republic on Saturday.

Roma forcibly evicted from Milan settlement - 31 March 2009

The Roma people living under the Bacula overpass in the North of Milan, Italy, were forcibly evicted on Tuesday by local authorities.

Shi'a men and teenagers held incommunicado by Saudi Arabian authorities - 23 March 2009

At least 10 people were arrested this month after demonstrations against the arrest by security forces of Shi’a visitors to the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in

Colombian activists smeared by abuse of legal system - 19 March 2009

Colombian authorities have renewed criminal proceedings against two prominent and well-respected Colombian human rights activists.

Charges dropped against four Indigenous activists, one remains imprisoned - 18 March 2009

Authorities in Mexico have dropped the charges against four Indigenous human rights defenders who have been imprisoned for nearly a year.

Azerbaijan urged to release three young men after unfair trial - 13 March 2009

All three are reported to have been beaten and otherwise ill-treated while in detention. Two have already been detained for four years.