3 July 2008
A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. Such a closure violates the right to freedom of association.
25 June 2008
It is time for the Tunisian authorities to live up to their lofty rhetoric on human rights.
24 June 2008
As France takes over the Presidency of the EU in July 2008, call on the French President to ensure that all EU governments cooperate to end rendition and secret detention.
22 May 2008
A Latvian organization for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people is planning to hold a Gay
Pride event in the centre of Latvia’s capital, Riga on 31 May.
22 May 2008
Reverend Bienvenido Samba Momesori, a Protestant pastor and member of
an ethnic group native to Bioko Island, has been detained since October
2003 without charge or trial.
13 May 2008
The Sudanese authorities have refused to arrest two government ministers suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
2 May 2008
Indonesia must fulfil its commitment to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2008, Amnesty International has urged.
30 April 2008
The UN General Assembly will elect, in direct and individual elections
and by secret ballot, 15 new members of the Human Rights Council on 21
May 2008.
18 April 2008
Call on India to investigate allegations of enforced disappearances and mass graves in Kashmir and Jammu.
18 April 2008
Patrick Okoroafor was just 14 years old when he was arrested in May
1995. Two years later, he was sentenced to death for robbery.
