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Israel: Children's rights must not be used by armed groups

Reports indicate that the boy was wearing an explosive belt, which would suggest that he was knowingly carrying it. According to Israeli army reports the boy may have intended to detonate the...

Burundi: Thousands of child soldiers threaten possibility of lasting peace

The report, Burundi: Child soldiers - the challenge of demobilisation , says that unless the Burundian government urgently addresses the needs of Children's rights who have been used as porters...

Iran: Channel 4 'Dispatches' torture victim denied medical treatment in prison

Arzhang Davoodi, 46, was arrested between August and October 2003 and severely beaten after criticising the Iranian authorities in a secretly filmed television documentary Iran Undercover – Inside...

China: Thousands sentenced to death after unfair trials

A week ago a senior Chinese legislator suggested that China executes 10,000 people a year - more than the number of judicial executions recorded for the rest of the world combined. Political...

Israel/Occupied Territories: Amnesty International strongly condemns assassination of Sheikh Yassin

Amnesty International said: 'Once again Israel has chosen to violate international law instead of using alternative lawful means. Sheikh Yassin could have been arrested and prosecuted. The Israeli...

Ecuador: Gay rights activist survives attempt on his life, as UN meets to consider protection for LGBT people

Patricio Ordóñez Maico, a member of the Friends for Life Foundation ( Fundación Amigos por la Vida ), an organisation which campaigns for the rights of LGBTIed people, was assaulted at FLF's...

Kosovo: Forces should use firearms only if unavoidable

The human rights organisation has underlined that, in accordance with international standards, law enforcement officials may resort to the intentional lethal use of firearms only when strictly...

Iraq: One year after the war, the human rights situation remains critical

The human rights organisation's new report highlights the insecurity within Iraq, particularly: Civilians killed by excessive force by coalition forces and attacks by armed groups; 8,500 or more...

UK: Reaction to Court of Appeal judgement on 'M' vs Home Secretary

'This now means that one of the 14 non-UK nationals who have been held without charge or trial, in some cases for over two years, should be released. 'The verdict highlights the very real dangers of...

USA: Texas man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia facing execution

There is no doubt that Kelsey Patterson, who is African American, shot Louis Oates and Dorothy Harris, both of whom were white. He made no attempt to avoid arrest after shooting the victims but put...