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Ugandan LGBT activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has been awarded the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
Despite assurances that Bushra Rahma would be either charged or freed on 9 October, he continues to be held and remains on hunger strike.
Three protesters have been killed during clashes between police and demonstrators at an oppostion rally in Conakry.
A prominent journalist and four senior opposition politicians have been arrested on accusations of terrorism-related activities.
Eleven prominent Eritrean politicians have been held incommunicado without charge for 10 years.
The release of Al-Amin Kimathi, held for a year in connection with a bomb attack during the 2010 World Cup final, is long overdue.
Four Mauritanian anti-slavery campaigners have been given suspended sentences for protesting against the enslavement of a 10-year old girl.
Malawians taking part in anti-government protests set for 17 August are at risk of being killed or injured by police.
Gambia has charged five activists, including including three journalists and an opposition politician, with treason.
Gambia has charged five activists, including including three journalists and an opposition politician, with treason.
Eight people have been shot by security forces and 44 others, including six children, are being treated for gunshot wounds.
Two people have reportedly been killed and several journalists severly beaten by security forces as riots erupt across the country.
Malawi's authorities have been intolerant of dissenting voices, making violent suppression of planned protests this week a real concern.
An Angolan activist has been arbitrarily detained for more than two weeks, apparently in connection with an attack on the Togolese football team last year.
Amnesty International's annual report details how the rise of social media is fuelling a new activism that repressive governments are struggling to control.
As Amnesty International launches its annual report, we speak to five key human rights activists.
A leading Ugandan activist has won the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
Authorities in Swaziland must ensure the safety of four activists who were detained last night in an apparent bid to disrupt planned protests marches.
The Ugandan authorities must drop all criminal charges against several leading opposition figures temporarily detained today for taking part in protests in the capital Kampala.
Abel Chikomo, director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, was on Wednesday charged with running an illegal organization.
