Recently mothers of 18 political ptisoners who have been detained after the presidential elections and are kept without charge or access to lawyers have written an open letter, indicating the pain and suffering of a mother when her...

This week, Iran is before the UN human rights review, and trade union rights are one of the abuses that will be investigated. Iranian trade unionists have released the following statement. Owen Tudor February 10, 2010 To: Human Rights...

I was flicking through a copy of the New Internationalist when I came across a 'country profile' of Sierra Leone. Amnesty's Demand Dignity campaign is active on the issue of maternal mortality in the west African country, home to 5.6...

Please join in Signature Campaign: Moving Towards Universal Suffrage

Below is a statement from a woman currently being detained in Yarls Wood. This week a number of detainees protested about their conditions. Mojirola Daniels – Speaks Out Full summary of the treatment that I received at Yarl's wood...