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Women arriving at Musina Hospital in South Africa after fleeing Zimbabwe are being denied treatment and care,
Destroying the environment, driving conflict, deepening poverty, deteriorating health – the human rights costs of oil from Niger Delta is far too high.
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Despite facing increasing violence, protestors in Iran continue to demonstrate against the results of the recent Iranian presidential election, held on 12 June.
Up to 2000 people, including political leaders, have been detained in relation to protests against the disputed presidential elections.
Families living with HIV and AIDS have been forcibly evicted from their homes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Condemn the eviction by emailing the Governor of Phnom Penh Municipality.
The United Arab Emirates continues to sentence women to flogging and imprisonment under discriminatory laws.
This World Refugee Day, June 20, call on our Government to remove all children currently in immigration detention arrangements on Christmas Island.
Low income families in Cambodia are threatened with forced eviction, right on the doorstep of the Australian embassy. Keep the pressure up to stop the eviction.
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Three government-employed doctors treating the sick and wounded in the conflict zone have been secretly detained. They were last seen on the morning of 15 May. Call on the Sri Lankan authorities to release them immediately.
On Thursday May 14 Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested just two weeks before her house detention was due to expire. Aung San Suu Kyi is currently on trial and needs your help.
Maryam Malek has been charged with "propaganda against the system" for speaking up for women’s rights and may be trialed.
Yemeni mother of four, Fatima Hussein-Badi, is facing imminent execution. Call on the President of Yemen to commute her death sentence.
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The Municipal Court has dismissed Group 78's request for an injunction to stop the forced eviction of their community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Their homes may be bulldozed at any time.
The Canadian Government is considering appealing a Federal Court decision that Omar Khadr - detained at Guantanamo Bay since 2002, when 15 years old - must be repatriated under Canadian law. Contact the Canadian Prime Minister now.
Hakamada Iwao has spent the last 40 years on death row. Aged 73, he is one of Japan's oldest and longest serving death row inmates.
Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz were picked up in Pakistan from a bus in July 2005. They have not been heard from since.
Justine and her family have been attacked because of her work defending women’s human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
158 Lao Hmong refugees, including 92 children, have been detained in inhumane conditions in Thailand for over two years. Call on the Thai authorities for their immediate release.
Amnesty International hot air balloon that flew over Melbourne on 4 June 2009.
The 4 June 2009 marked the 20 year anniversary of the military crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, China. Amnesty supporters from around the world took action to mark the day and call for justice. View the photos.
After long-term imprisonment for speaking publicly about human rights issues, Wei Jingsheng was finally released with help from Amnesty International.
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