This report focuses on violations of human rights and humanitarian law that took place in N’Djaména. Armed opposition groups were in the city during the two days of intense fighting on 2 and 3 February 2008. The report highlights serious

Amnesty International today called on the Iraqi authorities to investigate reports that Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W

Amnesty International today added its voice to peace activists in Israel and around the world participating in a day of action to call on Israeli authorities to release teenagers imprisoned for refusing to serve in the army for reasons of

On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how Europe is not giving migrants their rights.

The European Parliament has honoured a jailed Chinese dissident in absentia with its top human rights award.

Amnesty International has said that industry claims that Taser stun guns are safe and non-lethal do not stand up to scrutiny.

The authorization of "aggressive" interrogation techniques by senior US government officials has been a "direct cause of detainee abuse" in the "war on terror", according to a US Senate inquiry.

Over one hundred countries voted overwhelmingly in favour of a second resolution on "Moratorium on the use of the death penalty" at the United Nations on Thursday.

Three detainees were released on Tuesday from the Guantánamo detention camp to their homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but three others remain.

Amnesty International released one of the most detailed reports to date on the safety of stun guns.

The journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush is reported to have suffered various injuries after being beaten up by security officials.

Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja branch has congratulated the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) on his election into the Governing Council of the United Nations.

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 Egypt should under no circumstances deport Eritrean asylum seekers now in detention without first allowing the UN refugee agency access to assess their refugee claims, Human Rights Watch said today.read more

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Rabat, December 19, 2008) - Morocco violates the rights to expression, association, and assembly in Western Sahara, Human Rights Watch said in a new report issued today, revealing stark limits to the progress that Morocco has made in protecting human

Mr Protais Zigiranyirazo, a brother-in-law of the former President Juvénal Habyarimana, will serve 20 years in jail for his role in the 1994 genocide.