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Israel keeping Gaza parched, Amnesty International says

Israel is denying Palestinians access to adequate water supplies by controlling shared water resources, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.

Taser makers say don't aim at chest

The maker of Taser stun guns has advised law enforcement agencies to avoid hitting suspects in the chest, partly "to minimize controversy."

Use of mercenaries in Honduras on the rise, U.N. panel says

A group of independent U.N. experts expressed concern Friday over the increased use of mercenaries in Honduras, where a de facto president has been in power since a military-led coup in June.

Carter urges resolution to Honduran crisis

Former President Carter has contacted the de facto president of Honduras to urge a resolution to the crisis in the Central American country.

Micheletti defends response to Zelaya's return to Honduras

The de facto president of Honduras denied Wednesday that his government turned off the power at the embassy where deposed President Jose Manual Zelaya surprisingly reappeared this week, and said that the people inside were free to come and go.

Evictions hit Cambodia's poor, group says

Villagers march more than 300 kilometers from northwest Cambodia to ask the prime minister to save their homes from developers. Some 400 families in the country's south learn their farmland had been given to developers only when bulldozers arrive.

Rights groups calls on Iran to probe detainee abuse allegations

Iran is spending more time investigating the victims of torture and rape behind bars than investigating those who committed such abuses, a human rights group claimed Thursday.

Report: Death row inmates pushed to insanity in Japan

Death row inmates in Japan spend decades in isolation and face inhuman conditions that can lead to mental illness, Amnesty International said Thursday.

'Tight pants' woman jailed for not paying fine

A woman put on trial for wearing clothing deemed indecent by Sudanese authorities was jailed Monday for refusing to pay a court-ordered fine, her lawyer said.

Report criticizes Iraq's executions; official defends justice policy

At least 1,000 prisoners are on death row in Iraq, which now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world, the human rights group Amnesty International says in a report being released Tuesday.

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