Prison Conditions

UN Security Council must step in to support Aung San Suu Kyi - 14 May 2009

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces trial on Monday after an American man is alleged to have swum across the lake in front of her house and stayed there

Concern grows for British woman held in Laos - 6 May 2009

The case of a British woman facing a possible death sentence in Laos for drug offences highlights a justice system shrouded in secrecy.

Obama - Building trust and respect for human rights in the US - 29 April 2009

Those who watched Barack Obama take office on 20 January were part of a far-reaching celebration of the once seemingly impossible becoming reality.

Mixed messages from President Obama after 100 days - 29 April 2009

100 days after taking office, President Obama's record in terms of US counter terrorism policies has been assessed in a new Amnesty International report.

Counter Terror with Justice checklist: Assessing President Obama's first 100 days

Close Guantánamo and End Illegal Detention

1. Confirm that the USA will permanently close the detention facility at Guantánamo and set a relatively short deadlin

Impunity for CIA torture is incompatible with USA's international obligations - 17 April 2009

Four previously secret memorandums released by the new US administration give an insight into how its predecessor lost its legal and moral compass in turning to tort

Protect peaceful Moldovan protesters from police ill-treatment - 15 April 2009

Hundreds of people have been detained in Moldova after the country's authorities blamed them for the rioting that followed a peaceful protest.

Security forces above the law in Iraqi Kurdistan - 14 April 2009

Security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region operate outside the rule of law and regularly abuse their authority.

Guantánamo detainees still waiting for judicial review - 9 April 2009

Only a handful of Guantánamo detainees have had court hearings to determine the lawfulness of their detention.

Austria urged to tackle police racism - 9 April 2009

Austria's police and justice system are plagued by racism, according to an Amnesty International report.