10 February 2012
The death of a child amid a fire at an earthquake survivors' camp in Haiti highlights the authorities' need to resolve the dire housing crisis.
China has sentenced a veteran activist to seven years in prison for writing a poem urging people to support freedom.
A global day of action will be held in nearly 20 countries on 11 February in solidarity with protesters in the Middle East and North Africa.
A proposed trade agreement aimed at protecting intellectual property could pose a threat to a wide range of human rights.
8 February 2012
A new report by Amnesty International urges the Israeli military to end demolitions displacing thousands of Bedouins in the West Bank.
A new report by Amnesty International highlights how arms sales from China and Russia fuel human rights violations in Sudan's Darfur region.
Police in the Maldives have reportedly attacked outgoing president Mohammed Nasheed and his supporters during a peaceful protest.
Two activists in Panama have been killed in clashes between security forces and the Ngäbe-Buglé people during anti-mining protests.
Amnesty International has called on Russia to make it clear to the Syrian government that the assault on the city of Homs must end immediately.
7 February 2012
Chadian authorities forcibly evicted more than 670 people from their homes to make way for a hotel in the capital N'Djamena.
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