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The letter by the 2008 Rafto Prize laureate, Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué, reveals the shocking level of safety and the human rights situation in South-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The author fears a destabilisation of the democratic regional institutions and urges the government to fulfil its constitutional obligation to protect the citizens and their property.

International PEN and ARTICLE 19 condemn the recent executions of Iranian Kurdish political prisoners and warn more executions are imminent.

New satellite images and video footage show the dramatic impact of the recent violent events on the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyz Republic. Comparison of satellite images of the Cheremushki neighborhood in Osh in 2007 and 2010 indicate destruction by fire. Houses are without roofs, dozens of large SOS signs are visible.

Gay parade in Vilnius went eventually as planned. That does not mean that life as a transgender in the Baltic States is a colorful celebration of the love and identity. There are still legal difficulties for the transsexual in the Baltic States to get new gender identities or to change their names.

Spring campaign is all about security and human rights, with particular emphasis on the illegal arrests and disappearances.

Hear the story of Fatima Tekaeva about her son – torture victim – Rasul Kudaev.

Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turned 65 on 19 June. She spent her birthday in detention for the 15th time since 1989. However, her supporters all over the world made sure that the day was not passed in silence. In Bergen, the Burmese community, Amnesty International Region West and the Rafto Foundation worked together to mark the event.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will be spending her 65th birthday on 19 June in detention, and has now been detained for almost 15 years. There will be demonstrations and campaigns around the world for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 19 June. In Bergen, the community of people from Burma in Bergen, the Rafto Foundation and Amnesty International Region Vest invite to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 65th birthday ceremony.

In the world rankings State of Eritrea is classified as a country performing weakest in protection of individual’s freedom and press freedom. There is no independent civil society, no independent media and no human rights organizations in State of Eritrea today.