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Economic crisis reveals deeper human rights problems - 28 May 2009

More than six decades of human rights failures by governments have been exacerbated by the world economic crisis, which brought the problems of poverty and inequalit

More needed to end violations in Zimbabwe after 100 days - 22 May 2009

The inauguration of the Inclusive Government in Zimbabwe brought hope of change, but human rights violations targeted at human rights and political activists persis

The Martin Ennals Award 2009 goes to Human Rights Defender from Iran - 20 May 2009

Today the Jury of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA)
announced as the 2009 Laureate Emad Baghi, a leading Iranian human rights defender b

Mixed weekend for LGBT marches - 18 May 2009

The first ever Baltic Pride march in Riga, Latvia passed off successfully and peacefully - but there was violence at similar events in Russia and Poland.

Armed security forces attack Yemeni newspaper offices - 15 May 2009

Armed security forces used tear gas and shot at the offices of the Aden-based Arabic daily al-Ayyam in Yemen on Wednesday.

Baltic Pride march gets green light in Latvia - 15 May 2009

The Baltic Pride march due to take place on Saturday 16 May in Riga, Latvia, will go ahead after a ban against the event was lifted.

Baltic Pride march banned in Latvia - 14 May 2009

The planned Baltic Pride march due to take place on Saturday in Riga, Latvia, has been banned.

Guatemalan activists receive death threats by text message - 7 May 2009

Nine activists working for two prominent human rights organizations in Guatemala have received dozens of death threats by SMS text messages.

Lebanon's elections should pave the way for human rights improvements - 7 May 2009

A new five-point human rights agenda for Lebanon, published by Amnesty International in the run-up to the country's elections, urges its politicians to place human rig

No freedom – journalists stopped from doing their jobs - 3 May 2009

Press Freedom Day, 3 May, has, for a number of years, been a day in which journalists and media workers marked the deaths of increasing numbers of their colleagues a