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More than 140 people, including 34 women, were detained in Oaxaca City, southern Mexico, on 25 November when a protest against the state governor ended in violent clashes with federal and state police.

Many detainees were reported to have been beaten and threatened with death once in custody. They were denied access to their families, legal advice and adequate medical attention for several days.

Amnesty International deplored the execution today of Saddam Hussain following the confirmation of his sentence by the Iraqi Appeals Court on 26 December 2006.

The organization, which totally opposes the use of the death penalty, said it was concerned that the Iraqi Appeals Court had failed to address the major flaws during the former dictator’s trial before the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (SICT) which had rendered it unfair.

26 dead, 186 injured as Israel fails to hand over vital cluster bomb maps.

On Febuary Amnesty International released a damning 83-page report exposing the damaging effect of the UK's anti-terrorism policies on human rights.

Thousands of people in numerous countries will mark the fourth World Day Against the Death Penalty today by calling for a world without executions.

Activists say no to death penalty

On 10 October – the World Day against the Death Penalty – activists and campaigners around the world will make a concerted stand against this most final and irrevocable of punishments. This year, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, of which AI is a member, will organize a day of local actions along the theme of “a failure of justice”.