30 May 2012
As Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years, Amnesty International looks at key dates in the organisation’s work on the former president.
29 May 2012
Despite the release on bail of a prominent Bahraini human rights defender, many prisoners of conscience remain behind bars.
An exiled member of the Syrian Non Violence Movement calls for increased international pressure to end human rights abuses in Syria.
Last year's killing of Saleem Shahzad highlighted the perils faced by journalists in Pakistan.
28 May 2012
More than 100 people - including 50 children - were killed in the Syrian military's assault on the town of Houla over the weekend.
Police in the Russian capital stopped an attempted Pride and detained dozens, including the event's organizers.
Nigerian trade union leader Osmond Ugwu was detained in October 2011 and jailed for three months on trumped-up charges.
25 May 2012
Activists from around the globe share their stories from the frontline of defending human rights.
It has been a particularly tough year for human rights defenders in sub-Saharan Africa, says Zimbabwean activist Jenni Williams.
A Sarayaku indigenous activist speaks out about her community's fight to defend their rights and protect their traditional lands in Ecuador's rainforest.
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