Guantanamo cell replica on National Mall in Washington
Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, speaks during an Amnesty International USA rally to kick off the Washington, D.C. stop of the national tour of the Guatanamo cell replica on the National Mall in Washington on June 25, 2008. The replica has been displayed in Miami, Philadelphia, and Portland, Maine. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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Non-governmental organizations in Russia are considered enemies of the state by Russian President Vladimir Putin, NGO leaders said.
Algeria's new law regulating associations appears to be a means of restricting activities by civil society, a London-based human rights group charges.
Fighting and human rights abuses in Myanmar means the country continues to pose a threat to U.S. interests, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seems determined to carve out a role for himself as Saddam Hussein's worthy successor.
The government of Myanmar isn't doing enough to address discrimination targeting its minority Muslim population, Amnesty International said.
Characterizing an organization as a foreign agent because it provides legal assistance to government critics is outrageous, a Russian human rights group said.
Proliferation of weapons in Ivory Coast poses a significant threat to national stability and reconstruction, the U.N. Security Council said.
An Amnesty International report on forced evictions in Haiti said the government has failed to protect people from human rights violations since the 2010 quake.
Free-speech rights in Russia are increasingly abridged despite constitutional guarantees and Russia's human rights treaties, watchdog groups said.
Laws enacted since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency last year are ruining Russia's reputation, Human Rights Watch said.
