US Must Reform Afghanistan Detention Policy As New Facility Opens

16 November 2009 Amnesty International The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch have said. The United States

EU: Urge Russia to Protect Activists

Summit Key Opportunity to Press Moscow to Regain Lost Momentum for Reform November 17, 2009 "At the last EU-Russia summit there was hope for civil society reform in Russia. Six months later, at least four more activists have been murdered, showing how

The Time to End Violence Against Women and Girls is Now.

"The whispering must end; there must be an outcry. Enough is enough. The time to end violence against women and girls is now." - Deputy S-G Asha-Rose Migiro Read the full statement here: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/dsgsm440.doc.htm

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