Eight male teachers were released without charge in Saudi Arabia on 12 July 2008, after over four months’ detention.
All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.
Thousands of people, including Amnesty International members and supporters from around the world, have taken action to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo.
Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.
Amnesty International is leading worldwide events, rallies and meetings to mark the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo Bay.
In the latest edition of the Amnesty International Podcast, a selection of poems by Gunatánamo Bay detainees are read out.
There are reports of violations of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Bahrain. Legislation passed in 2006 imposes serious restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression
