181. Grave human rights violations against minorities in Eastern Burma   On Tuesday, just a few days before the controversial elections in Burma, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accused the military junta currently in power of serious human rights abuses against…  

182. Flood disaster exacerbates distress of civil population - peace efforts must be stepped up   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) warns of dramatic consequences of flooding for the population in the war-torn region of Patani in southern Thailand. "More than 680,000 people in the south…  

183. Bleak outlook for Western Sahara; Europe criticized for ambivalent stance   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) sees little chance for a rapid resolution of the Western Sahara conflict. At the start of the two-day talks between the government of Morocco and the…  

184. Fraud and intimidation make elections "a farce"   The elections set to take place on Sunday in Burma - the first to be held in 20 years - have been called "a farce" by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP). "Before the polling stations even…  

185. Germany called on to take in wounded following bomb attacks on Christian neighborhoods in Baghdad   After yesterday's bomb attacks on Christian neighborhoods in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) turned to the German government on Thursday with the request that the…  

186. Society for Threatened Peoples appeals to UN Treaty Body   The Interior Minister of Lower Saxony Uwe Schünemann (CDU) yesterday proposed that only children of long-settled refugee families who "perform well at school" should be exempt from deportation back…  

187. Burma: International community expects Aung San Suu Kyi to be released soon   Even though Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will apparently be released one week after the elections in Burma, the international community must not ease the pressure on the country's…  

188. Extraction of "rare earths" jeopardized by clash over fate of Mongolian human rights activist?   Leading up to Human Rights Day on December 10 and the scheduled release of the most important political prisoner from Inner Mongolia, the book dealer Hada, China has increased the pressure on…  

189. Random violence against Christians; undemocratic elections   In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Egypt, the random and brutal violence against Coptic Christians is on the rise. The latest attacks by Egyptian police against members of the religious…  

190. Society for Threatened Peoples files complaint with Public Prosecutor's Office in Pará   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is deeply concerned about the indigenous peoples living on reservations along the Rio Xingu River in the Brazilian state of Pará, who are acutely endangered…