Serious concerns remain in Guatemala as the UN Human Rights Committee is due to evaluate the country's human rights performance.

A ship en route from the USA to Egypt is carrying arms which could be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights violations.

Authorities urged to investigate recent and past police operations as 21 people are killed by Jamaican police in just six days.

Colombia's FARC guerrilla group have said they will no longer kidnap for ransom, but they have yet to renounce a host of other abuses.

Authorities in Cuba are barring activists from participating in an event in Havana to mark the second anniversary of the death of a prisoner of conscience.

A global "faxjam" action led by Amnesty International focuses on protection for a Peace Community that defends its right not to be drawn into armed conflict in Colombia.

More than 300 people have died in a fire at Comayagua prison in Honduras, underscoring the urgent need for prison reform.

Talks are under way at the UN to agree a comprehensive treaty to regulate the global arms trade, due to be finalized later this year.

Two activists in Panama have been killed in clashes between security forces and the Ngäbe-Buglé people during anti-mining protests.