A Zimbabwean human rights activist was abducted from her home at dawnon Wednesday by a group of armed plain-clothes men who identifiedthemselves as policemen.
Amnesty International invited the world to call on the Chinese government to deliver a positive and lasting human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics.
Jahangir Alam Akash, journalist and head of two local human rights organizations, was detained for more than a month in October 2007 and tortured by the Rapid Action ...
Rita Mahato is a 30-year-old health counsellor with the Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) in Nepal. In June 2007 she was threatened with rape and death when ...
On the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders, Amnesty International reiterates its call for the protection and promotion of their rights and work.
On 28 November 2008, Osman Hummaida was released after being detained incommunicado for three days by the National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) in ...
The authorities responsible for the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have written to Amnesty International members, saying that they have noted the organization's concerns ...
Unprecedented in their level of coordination, the attacks in Mumbai, India, targeted public places and tourist destinations, leaving a further 300 people injured ...
