Professor John Evans Atta Mills must make human rights central to his political programme. In a new document, Amnesty International has highlighted seven key human rights issues that require his attention.
The Charities and Societies Proclamation law could criminalise the human rights activities of both foreign and domestic non-governmental organizations.
Detained without charge for six months, brothers Arash and Kamiar Alaei could now face up to ten years in prison for 'cooperation' with an 'enemy government'.
Both Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters are endangering the lives of Palestinian civilians – including by using them as human shields, says Amnesty International.
EU Foreign Ministers urged to pressure Israel to end attacks which are directed at civilians or civilian buildings in the Gaza Strip, and to allow much needed humanitarian access to the region.
UN Security Council urged to demand that Israel, Hamas and Palestinian armed
groups observe an immediate truce to allow desperately needed
humanitarian assistance to the civilian population.
One of China's best-known dissidents has been under house arrest since 8 December, after he signed a campaign for political and rights reform in China, known as Charter 08.
A worker with the United Nations World Food Programme was killed by unidentified gunmen in southern Somalia, highlights the dangerous environment in which journalists and humanitarian workers in the war-torn country continue to work.
Palestinian civilians remain at risk of being killed or injured in the
Israeli air strikes and are increasingly lacking adequate medical care
food, medicines, electricity, water and other necessities.
