Six journalists have been killed in less than a month in Mexico, raising grave concerns about freedom of expression.

Brazil's new Truth Commission must bring to light the full extent of violations committed under the country's military rule.

In Cuba, critics of the government have to find creative ways of ensuring their stories get out, as internet access is highly controlled.

Presidential elections in Dominican Republic offer an "extraordinary opportunity" in the battle for human rights.

Levon Helm, an influential US musician and longtime supporter of Amnesty International, has passed away in Woodstock, New York.

Albert Woodfox, 65, and Herman Wallace, 70, have been in solitary confinement in Louisiana's Angola Prison since 1972.

Inmates in the isolation unit at Arizona State Prison are kept under dehumanising conditions that lack health care and rehabilitation opportunities.

A new Amnesty report describes how more than 2,000 prisoners in Arizona are confined for months or years in conditions of extreme isolation.

Government urged to act as activists continue their campaign for a solution to the country's ongoing problem of land disputes and forced evictions.