Martti Ahtisaari has been recognized for his important
work around the world in conflict resolution in places where grave
human rights abuses were taking place.
As World Habitat Day focuses on the state of the housing rights situation across the globe, here are case studies from cities in Cambodia, Brazil, Italy, Israel and Angola.
The government of Saudi Arabia executes an average of more than two
people a week - almost half are foreign nationals from poor and developing
countries.
The House of Lords in the UK is expected to vote on Monday on proposals
that would allow the period of pre-charge detention in terrorism cases
to be extended.
The Vietnamese authorities and state sponsored groups continue to
persecute Catholics following September's violent crackdown on peaceful
mass protests in Ha Noi.
Arrested for trying to organize a peaceful demonstration critical of the Libyan government, Idriss Boufayed has been released on humanitarian grounds, after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
Martti Ahtisaari has been recognized for his important
work around the world in conflict resolution in places where grave
human rights abuses were taking place.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has pardoned Ibrahim
Eissa, who was charged with publishing information considered "damaging to the public interest and Egypt's national
stability."
Two years after the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya,
human rights activists and journalists are still at risk in the Russian
Federation, in particular in the North Caucasus region.
