Throughout the month of June, from Brazil to Uganda and the Philippines, campaigners affiliated to the International Action Network on Small Arms Transfers (IANSA), with the help of Oxfam...

The judgment, by a civilian jury, found three of the four accused guilty of all charges and a fourth guilty of some and not-guilty of others. The trial and conviction of the accused is the latest step...

'This is a day of hope for Guatemala,' the organization continued. 'Despite the many delays and the attacks, threats and intimidation suffered by judges and witnesses involved in the case, this ruling...

On 6 and 7 June 2001 54 men were brought before the public prosecution in Cairo facing accusations of 'immoral behaviour' and 'contempt of religion'. The men remain in detention since their arrest...

Gopalgonj is 100 km south of the capital Dhaka. It is the home district of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and an Awami League constituency. Baniarchar is one of three Churches in the area. No one has...

In the 21 years since John Penry was first sentenced to death, more than 50 countries have abolished the death penalty, bringing to 108 the number which have rejected this punishment in law or...

'The gravity of the human rights violations committed during General Avril's period in power, from his 1988 coup d'état to his departure in March 1990, cannot be ignored,' the organisation continued...

The statement came as the local human rights group CALDH (Centro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos) launched a legal suit against officials of the military government of General Ríos Montt for the...

The organization's concern for the safety of the civilian communities in the area is growing in the light of the recent 'disappearance' of Embera-Katío indigenous leader Kimy Pernia Domico...

The Military Court of Appeal is due to hear today an appeal against the four-year prison sentence given to Lazaros Petromelidis in April 1999 by the Naval Court of Piraeus on charges of...