News Release 2011

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Syria imposes death penalty for arming “terrorists” as death toll soars

  28 Dec 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Letter regarding expansion of alumina refinery in Lanjigarh in Orissa

  27 Dec 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:International human rights law

• DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA：North Korea: Kim Jong-il’s death could be opportunity for human rights

  20 Dec 2011 / Region: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must end land grabs amid protests over death in custody

  20 Dec 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:International human rights law

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo and other Chinese activists must be released

  20 Dec 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:International human rights law

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Record number of Palestinians displaced by demolitions as Quartet continues to talk

  20 Dec 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Secretary General of Amnesty International pledges on-going support for justice for survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system on the occasion of the 1000th Wednesday Demonstration

  15 Dec 2011 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Hundreds held in Russian election protests

  9 Dec 2011 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:

• Asia-Pacific：Stop executions and unfair trials

  6 Dec 2011 / Region: Asia-Pacific / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF BELARUS：Two sentenced to death over Minsk metro bombing

  6 Dec 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF BELARUS / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Clinton must demand Myanmar human rights reforms

  2 Dec 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：States must act resolutely on UN report on Syria

  1 Dec 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Prominent Egyptian blogger's detention extended

  24 Nov 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Arab League vote to suspend Syria puts pressure on Security Council to act

  17 Nov 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Shell must pay US$1 billion in first step to clean up Niger Delta

  10 Nov 2011 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar political prisoners held in dog cells and denied water

  8 Nov 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Serbian activists arrested for protecting evicted Roma family

  7 Nov 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• JAPAN：Minister must not cave in to pressure on death penalty

  31 Oct 2011 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Dow Olympic contract ‘shocking’ in light of Bhopal disaster failures

  29 Oct 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libyans must see justice after death of Colonel al-Gaddafi

  21 Oct 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：Vote for Saudi women no guarantee of rights

  20 Oct 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Women's Rights

• KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Fears for Bahraini teacher after pre-dawn arrest

  19 Oct 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Government must go further with prisoner release

  14 Oct 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• International Secretariat End discrimination against women to improve maternal health

  14 Oct 2011 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Banning of Belgrade Pride is a dark day for human rights in Serbia

  14 Oct 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat Amnesty International: Nobel Peace Prize important recognition of struggle for women’s rights

  11 Oct 2011 / Region: / Topic:Women's Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：More Tibetan monks set themselves on fire to protest repression

  6 Oct 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• EU mustn’t undermine justice for war crimes in Israel/OPT

  3 Oct 2011 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Q&A: Human rights implications of the Palestinian bid for UN membership

  30 Sep 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF KOREA：Amnesty International welcomes 5,000 days execution-free in South Korea

  30 Sep 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：US executes death row prisoner Troy Davis

  26 Sep 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Clemency for US death row prisoner Troy Davis denied

  21 Sep 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Clock ticks on Troy Davis execution

  17 Sep 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libyan NTC pledges to investigate rights violations

  15 Sep 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Detainees left to suffocate in crowded metal containers

  8 Sep 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA：OPEN LETTER TO THE INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KILLING OF MUNIR

  7 Sep 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA / Topic:Individual at risk

• AUSTRALIA：High Court decision on Malaysia deal ‘big win’ for human rights

  2 Sep 2011 / Region: AUSTRALIA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO：Neglected Congolese victims deserve justice now

  31 Aug 2011 / Region: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / Topic:

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libya: Pursuing al-Gaddafi - the legal questions answered

  29 Aug 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：New arrest for Anna Politkovskaya’s murder - step in the right direction

  26 Aug 2011 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libyan civilians must be protected amid Tripoli fighting

  24 Aug 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：UN confirms massive oil pollution in Niger Delta

  10 Aug 2011 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Vedanta Orissa projects ban must be upheld

  8 Aug 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Justice for victims means fair trial for former president

  4 Aug 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：UN Security Council must take action over Syria bloodshed

  4 Aug 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN：New Iran public execution video highlights ‘brutal’ death penalty

  28 Jul 2011 / Region: ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• International Secretariat KINGDOM OF NORWAY：Solidarity with Norwegian people

  28 Jul 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF NORWAY / Topic:

• SOMALI REPUBLIC：Children facing war crimes

  22 Jul 2011 / Region: SOMALI REPUBLIC / Topic:Rights of the Child

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Dark times for lawyers as repression intensifies

  20 Jul 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Report reveals crimes against humanity in Syrian town

  13 Jul 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• MALAYSIA：HUNDREDS OF PEACEFUL PROTESTERS ARRESTED

  11 Jul 2011 / Region: MALAYSIA / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN：Put Human Rights First

  8 Jul 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN / Topic:International human rights law

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Military pledges to stop forced ‘virginity tests’

  6 Jul 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Women's Rights

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：5 July 2009 Urumqi protests and crackdown. Two years later: the suppression of fundamental rights continues

  4 Jul 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China releases Ai Weiwei associates from detention

  4 Jul 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：ICC issues arrest warrant for al-Gaddafi

  30 Jun 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Ai Weiwei released on bail

  23 Jun 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Uighur teacher extradited to China on politically motivated 'terror' charges

  22 Jun 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian human rights defender not guilty of slander charges

  20 Jun 2011 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Individual at risk

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Fears for Syrian child protesters amid fresh reports of deaths

  17 Jun 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL：Hired gunmen threaten rural communities in Brazil

  15 Jun 2011 / Region: FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF INDIA：Indian executions would be blow to human rights

  15 Jun 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF INDIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Tiananmen, 22 years on, the repressive patterns continue

  8 Jun 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar prisoners kept in ‘dog cells’ after protests

  7 Jun 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Admission of forced ‘virginity tests’ must lead to justice

  6 Jun 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China urged to exercise restraint over Inner Mongolia protests

  2 Jun 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Ratko Mladic arrest ‘a major step towards justice’

  31 May 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT 50: GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AIMS TO TIP SCALES AGAINST REPRESSION AND INJUSTICE

  28 May 2011 / Region: / Topic:

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Prison sentence reductions are not enough

  20 May 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Al-Gaddafi arrest warrant ‘a step towards justice’

  19 May 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Uganda anti-homosexuality bill off the table as parliament is dissolved

  17 May 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• International Secretariat REPORT 2011: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AT 50 SAYS HISTORIC CHANGE ON KNIFE-EDGE

  13 May 2011 / Region: / Topic:

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Al-Gaddafi’s forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah

  12 May 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Questions around operation against Osama bin Laden

  6 May 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：Leaked Guantanamo files highlight need for fair trials and accountability

  28 Apr 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Scores killed in Syria as 'Great Friday' protests are attacked

  25 Apr 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：UN report on Sri Lanka conflict must be made public

  19 Apr 2011 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:International human rights law

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：CHINESE GOVERNMENT WAGES CAMPAIGN OF HARASSMENT AGAINST LAWYERS

  15 Apr 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• FRENCH REPUBLIC：Women in France banned from wearing the veil in public

  13 Apr 2011 / Region: FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN urged to reject Israeli calls to retract Goldstone report

  12 Apr 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO：Serbia urged to stop forced evictions of Roma

  8 Apr 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO / Topic:Forced Eviction

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China detains Ai Weiwei as warning against dissent

  7 Apr 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：UN peacekeepers in Cote d’Ivoire must protect civilians caught in fighting

  7 Apr 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:International human rights law

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：PROMINENT BLOGGER MISSING

  5 Apr 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Campaign of enforced disappearances must end

  4 Apr 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• CUBA：Amnesty International reaction to release of activists in Cuba

  30 Mar 2011 / Region: CUBA / Topic:

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：UN resolution must be translated into international justice for Gaza conflict victims

  30 Mar 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• International Secretariat Death Penalty in 2010: Executing countries left isolated after decade of progress

  28 Mar 2011 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Jerusalem bombing condemned, Israel urged to halt use of mortars in residential areas

  28 Mar 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC：Spiralling Syria death toll reports‘disturbing’

  25 Mar 2011 / Region: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Al Jazeera journalists missing in Libya must be released

  24 Mar 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Civilians must be protected during Libya military action

  19 Mar 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Yemen urged to halt deadly attacks on protesters

  18 Mar 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Violent crackdown in Bahrain condemned

  16 Mar 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL：Respect Basic Freedoms during Tibetan Holiday Season

  16 Mar 2011 / Region: FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Chinese crackdown on Uighur writers continues as web editor jailed

  15 Mar 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA：政府は平和的な抗議行動の禁止令を撤回しなければならない

  14 Mar 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• International Secretariat JAPAN：Japan: Amnesty International and ADPAN call for Japanese prisoner on death row for 43 years to be granted a stay of execution and removed from death row

  11 Mar 2011 / Region: JAPAN / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• UNITED MEXICAN STATES：Mexico urged to protect targeted family following triple killing

  10 Mar 2011 / Region: UNITED MEXICAN STATES / Topic:Individual at risk

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Petition urges Human Rights Council to act for international justice for Gaza conflict victims

  9 Mar 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egyptian authorities must free protester convicted by military court

  8 Mar 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must stop crackdown on foreign reporters

  7 Mar 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Fears grow for Libya migrants as thousands flee

  3 Mar 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF CHAD：Chad must end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict

  3 Mar 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF CHAD / Topic:Child Soldier

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Unanimous Security Council vote a crucial moment for international justice

  3 Mar 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：Chinese crackdown displays anxiety about Middle Eastern protests

  28 Feb 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk

• REPUBLIC OF YEMEN：Yemen urged to halt escalating crackdown after two reported killed in capital

  25 Feb 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF YEMEN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Security Council and African Union failing Libyan people

  24 Feb 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：US veto effectively gives Israel “green light” to expand illegal settlements

  24 Feb 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：13-year-old US boy's murder trial could violate international law

  24 Feb 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Rights of the Child

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Security Council and Arab League must act decisively on Libyan crimes today

  23 Feb 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must show Xinjiang unrest trials were fair

  23 Feb 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libyan leader must end spiralling killings

  22 Feb 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN：Bahrain deaths rise as protest camp is broken up

  18 Feb 2011 / Region: KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA：Libyan protester shot dead by security forces

  18 Feb 2011 / Region: SOCIALIST PEOPLE’S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA：Algeria urged to allow peaceful protests

  17 Feb 2011 / Region: PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Thailand/India/Indonesia: Rohingyas at risk need protection

  17 Feb 2011 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA：Shell accused over misleading figures on Nigeria oil spills

  15 Feb 2011 / Region: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA / Topic:Business and Human Rights

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Human rights reform essential as Hosni Mubarak steps aside

  14 Feb 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA：President Bush cancels visit to Switzerland

  10 Feb 2011 / Region: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt must investigate activists' detention

  7 Feb 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE：Zimbabwe court acquits LGBT activist

  7 Feb 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt military urged to respect rights of protesters

  2 Feb 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israeli inquiry into Gaza flotilla deaths no more than a “whitewash”

  2 Feb 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt continues crackdown on media

  1 Feb 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egyptian authorities urged to rein in security forces

  31 Jan 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：UN aids Sudanese official wanted for war crimes

  28 Jan 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:International human rights law

• REPUBLIC OF UGANDA：Investigate killing of LGBT rights activist

  27 Jan 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF UGANDA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity

• ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT：Egypt must stop police intimidation of dead detainee’s family

  24 Jan 2011 / Region: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Amnesty International launches international justice campaign for Gaza conflict victims

  20 Jan 2011 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• HAITI：Sexual violence against women increasing

  18 Jan 2011 / Region: HAITI / Topic:Women's Rights

• REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE：Deadly Cote d’Ivoire raid as crisis talks agreed

  11 Jan 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF GHANA：‘Railway Dwellers’ facing imminent forcible eviction

  7 Jan 2011 / Region: REPUBLIC OF GHANA / Topic:Forced Eviction

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China must reveal whereabouts of missing Mongolian activist

  1 Jan 2011 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group