News and Updates

Pakistan ratifies key UN human rights treaty

18 April 2008

Pakistan has ratified a key UN human rights treaty and signed two others.

Royal pardon for Moroccan demonstrators

11 April 2008

Eight men convicted of undermining the monarchy in Morocco last year have been released after they were pardoned by the King. 

Iranian trade unionist freed

11 April 2008

A prominent trade unionist in Iran has been released from detention after serving a one-year prison sentence.

Activists released from prison in Ethiopia

31 March 2008

Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005.

Freedom for Moroccan jailed over Facebook profile

20 March 2008

A Moroccan who was jailed for creating a Facebook profile of a prince has been released from prison.

Guatemala disappearance trial begins

18 March 2008

Guatemala's first ever trial for enforced disappearances began last week.

Breakthrough in Canadian Indigenous rights flashpoint

14 March 2008

An Indigenous Canadian community’s longstanding campaign to stop clear-cut logging on its land has prompted a multinational paper company to stop buying wood fibre from the area.

Three Australians spared death penalty in Bali

6 March 2008

Three members of the so-called Bali Nine have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment following a judicial review by the Supreme Court. 

Cuba signs up for human rights

29 February 2008

Cuba signed two major human rights treaties at the UN in New York on Thursday.

FARC releases four more hostages

28 February 2008

Four more hostages have been released by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).