At least six of those currently detained are reported to have been assaulted and denied medical treatment. One detainee who appeared in court today told the magistrate that he had been beaten on the...

According to the Rivers State authorities in Port Harcourt, the state capital, police went to the village of K-Dere, Gokana local government area, in the early hours of 11 April to quell inter...

The organisation welcomed this positive step by Belize, which on 5 April 2000 deposited instruments of ratification with the office of the United Nations Secretary-General. It is the 8th country to...

ÏIf, as some reports reveal, Vagram Aghajanian was detained solely in connection with recent articles critical of the Karabakhi authorities, then this would be a serious blow to freedom of expression...

'Regrettably, this statement fails to address the substantive concerns detailed in our latest report on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia,' Amnesty International said. The statement as...

Amnesty International takes no position on the membership of states to intergovernmental organisations, however, today's decision by the Council of Europe is a strong and clear message that human...

'After two successive military coups in 1996 and 1999, Niger needs truth and justice iq order to prevent further human rights abuses in future,' Amnesty International said today. The truth about the...

According to media reports, the files handed over to International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia contained 1,200 pages of documents and video and audio cassettes relating to 440...

Amnesty International's latest Concerns in Europe report describes the human rights situation in 34 countries from July to December 1999. Torture and ill-treatment were reported in 27 countries and...

Recently released Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Abdul Gani Bhat and Maulana Abass Ansari, were among 25 leaders of the APHC detained last September and October under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act...