Amnesty International said that the Sudanese government
was responsible for the death and ill-treatment of Ahmed Suleiman Sulman, who died
from tuberculosis in police custody last week.
US Attorney General Eric Holder has
ordered a "preliminary review" into the secret detention programme operated by the CIA after
the attacks of 11 September 2001. It's a welcome first step but it's not enough, says Amnesty International.
Mother of six Jacinta Francisco Marcial has been in prison since 2006. She has been sentenced to 21 years for her part in the alleged kidnapping of six federal agents in Mexico.
Santiago Omar Riveros, who ran a detention centre, was found guilty of torturing and beating to
death a 15 year old boy. He is also accused of over 40 crimes against humanity involving victims of the era's so-called "disappeared".
More than 4,000 prisoners facing execution in Kenya had their sentences
commuted to life imprisonment on Monday in the largest commutation in
history, news sources reported.
The announcement on 13 June that incumbent President Ahmadinejad had
won the presidential election of the day before by a wide margin
sparked the biggest demonstrati
Thousands of activists worldwide participated in a Global Day of Action on Saturday in solidarity with those whose human rights are being abused in Iran.
Usra al-Hussein’s imprisonment for almost a year, may have been related to her efforts to
communicate with an international organization regarding the detention
conditions of her husband.
