China arbitrarily detained thousands and convicted 1,545 “prisoners of conscience” in the last six years in what could constitute "crimes against humanity", a rights group alleged. The prisoners were ...

GCHR reports that Ali Abdullah Al Khaja died after years of arbitrary detention, isolation from family, and imprisonment past his sentence, urging an independent investigation and the release of all ...

Ingabire Day, a day of solidarity and support for Madame Victoire Ingabire and other prisoners of conscience in Rwanda, was celebrated in October to commemorate her October 2010 arrest. Rwanda has one ...

Amnesty International on Friday welcomed Israel’s release of Palestinian humanitarian aid worker and prisoner of conscience Mohammad al-Halabi. Amnesty referred to Mohammad al-Halabi’s imprisonment as ...

“Sitting in a prison cell waiting for daybreak”: this is how Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong described the prospect of enduring a 14-year prison sentence, handed down by a Shandong court in 2023. Xu ...

Top row: Lok Bahadur Ghaley; Rinzin Wangdi; Chandra Raj Rai; Kumar Gautam. Bottom row: San Man Gurung; Birkha Bdr Chhetri; Omnath Adhikari; Chaturman Tamang. Photo: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Sha Bahadur ...