Topic: Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui

Amnesty International called on the Iraqi government to conduct an impartial investigation into weekend violence that left at least 80 people dead.

The Bahraini government has failed to fulfill its promise to reform human rights violations, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka, the BBC said.

Amnesty International is urging Egyptian officials to drop all charges against aid group members on trial for allegedly violating the country's association law.

Bahrain has continued to assault anti-government protesters despite pledging last year to honor international norms, witnesses said.

Amnesty International, pointing to Egyptian military violence against protesters, called for a global halt to transfers of arms and ammunition to the country.

While Libyan government forces Friday ratcheted down on ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi's last fighters in Sirte, gunfire broke out in Tripoli, witnesses said.

Amnesty International said Thursday that while it recognized the difficulties facing Libya's transitional leaders, they need to make a break from the past.

Five more Bangladeshis faced death sentences in Saudi Arabia, where eight of their countrymen were beheaded last week, the Bangladesh Daily Star reported.

The Iranian government, despite international condemnation, went ahead with the public hanging of a teenage boy Wednesday, a prosecution spokesman confirmed.