Rovshen Yazmuhamedov, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist, was detained on 6 May in Turkmenistan by local police. Though the charges against him have not ...
A Coptic Christian teacher detained in Egypt on charges of “defamation of religion” must be immediately released and the criminal case against her dropped.
Doctors in El Salvador said a 22-year-old woman could die if she continues with the pregnancy but haven't treated her because if they interrupt it, they might be ...
Twenty years after its independence, Eritrea's prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners, locked up without ever being charged with a crime, many ...
On 24 May 1993, the state of Eritrea was formally recognised as an independent nation. Twenty years on, thousands of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners ...
On 5 and 6 May 2013, young people attempting to hold peaceful outdoor picnics to discuss human rights were prevented from doing so by security police, and several ...
The trial against former Guatemalan leader General José Efraín Rios Montt for genocide during his time in office has restarted. See why the Central American country's ...