Law Enforcement

Somali armed group Al-Shabab should not carry out amputations - 22 June 2009

Four young men accused of stealing pistols and mobile phones, have been sentenced to amputation on Tuesday by an ad-hoc court.

Iran's supreme leader condones violent police crackdown on protesters - 19 June 2009

Ayatollah Khamenei's televised address calls for an end to street protests against the outcome of the election and warns people that if they continue to take to the st

Arrests and killings rise as election protests grip Iran - 17 June 2009

Demonstrations against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed election victory have spread to all corners of the country.

Violence against demonstrators marks new presidential term in Iran - 15 June 2009

Thousands of demonstrators faced a violent response when they took to the streets in Iran on Saturday to protest against the announcement of the victory of incumbent

Injustice fuels Sri Lanka's cycle of abuse and impunity - 11 June 2009

Amnesty International has accused the Sri Lankan government of trapping the country in a vicious cycle of abuse and impunity.

One killed, 150 injured as protests continue in Jammu & Kashmir following rape and murder of two young women - 10 June 2009

Protesters in Jammu & Kashmir continued to press for the Indian government to seriously pursue allegations that members of the Central Reserve Police Force raped

UK Law Lords rule control orders based on secret information violate right to fair trial - 10 June 2009

The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled that people have the right to know the information used against them to impose control orders, so that they can eff

Nearly 2,000 people missing ten years after Kosovo conflict - 10 June 2009

A decade after the Kosovo conflict ended, around 1,900 families across Kosovo and Serbia still have no details about the fate or whereabouts of their missing relativ

Over 30 killed during protests in the Peruvian Amazon - 9 June 2009

Nine demonstrators and 24 police officers were confirmed killed during protests by Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon town of Bagua.

Palestinian homes at risk in occupied West Bank - 8 June 2009

Five families in the West Bank hamlet of Hadidiya are under threat of immediate eviction.