Human rights defenders Osman Hummaida and Abdel Monim Elgak are being held by the National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) in the capital Khartoum. Amnesty ...
Iranian Azerbaijani activists Alireza Sarrafi, Hasan Rashidi, Sa’id Mohammadi Mughanli and Mehdi Naimi were released on 8 November 2008 on US$250000 bail each pending ...
Irene Khan, Amnesty International writes about the links between violence against women and poverty to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence ...
Indian nationals Sheikh Mastan and Hamza Abu Bakir have exhausted all possible appeals against their death sentences. They were arrested in January 2004 on charges ...
Clashes between supporters of the government party and those of the opposition, have been fuelled by accusations of fraud and vote rigging during this month's election
