It is estimated that over 17,000 persons remain unaccounted for after the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina seven years ago. Many of these people 'disappeared' after having last been sighted in the...

The trial against Farid Tukhbatullin will apparently start on 4 March in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat. There are well-founded fears that he might face an unfair trial. Furthermore Farid...

Interior Minister Ali Hammud has said: 'Candidacies are open to any citizen who wants to assume his civic responsibilities,' and 'We have taken all steps to make these elections a success by...

Despite the possibility of an imminent US/UK-led military attack on Iraq and of the prospect of very large population movements, the UK is still refusing asylum applications from northern Iraq -...

The film, opening in cinemas in the UK on 25 April, is by acclaimed Swedish director Lukas Moodysson, and deals with the issue of Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights being...

The international community's commitment to resolve the internal armed conflict and bring peace and security to Liberia must include initiatives to end the serious human rights abuses against...

Amnesty International is calling for action to identify and issue proceedings against state officials who failed to act to control the violence. The human rights organisation also expressed concern...

'All Cuban citizens must be guaranteed their rights to freedom of association, assembly and expression. We are extremely concerned at the mass arrests that took place in February and December 2002...

The Amnesty International delegation, having returned to Algeria for the human rights organisation's first visit to the country for two and half years, concluded a two-week visit today, after...

The report details how Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights from all social and cultural backgrounds are subjected to abuse, assault and rape in detention. Some sectors of Women...