13 Mauritanian anti-slavery activists who are members of the anti-slavery organization Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania (IRA) have been sentenced to between three and 15 years in prison.

Human rights defender Malek Adly has been released on 28 August after he spent 115 days in detention. The court did not set bail as a condition of his release but required him to specify a place of residence as he faces an ongoing criminal investigation.

The Supreme Court has rejected the latest appeal of Mir Quasem Ali and upheld his death sentence. The only remaining avenue available to him is to seek clemency from the President.

Dilip Roy, a 22-year-old student activist, has been arrested in Rajshahi in Bangladesh after making two Facebook posts criticising Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

British-Algerian freelance journalist Mohamed Tamalt is currently in intensive care. He fell into a coma over a week ago.

A fundraising update for Amnesty youth groups and schools. Has info. on some of the best fundraising events of the 2015-16 academic year.

Ten lessons in Irish to build knowledge of human rights issues, drawing on skills and attitudes developed by The Right Start.

Ten lessons in Irish focusing on knowledge of human rights issues, developing the skills and attitudes acquired from previous resources.

One week since Islam Khalil’s bail of 50,000 Egyptian pounds (US$5,510) was paid, the 27-year-old survivor of enforced disappearance and torture has yet to be released.

Indonesian police suspended their investigation into a defamation complaint against human rights activist Haris Azhar.