The Israeli army has increased efforts to force Palestinian villagers out of the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, by destroying villagers’ homes a
As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins, time is
running out for the Chinese government to fulfil its promise of
improving human rights in the run-u
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, co-operation between former
members, Russia and Uzbekistan, has been increasingly influenced by
concerns about regional secur
The UN Security Council is to send a new peacekeeping force to Darfur
in Sudan, following extensive worldwide campaigning by groups including
Amnesty International
A Tunisian lawyer and 21 other long-term political prisoners were released under a presidential pardon on 24 July to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Tunis