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Archive for: 01/2010
Malaysia: Opposition leader Anwar faces ‘show trial’
30 January 2010, 06:32AM
Malaysia's judiciary should throw out charges against the country's opposition leader.
India: Government of Manipur must release Irom Sharmila Chanu
29 January 2010, 08:47AM
Irom Sharmila has been on an indefinite hunger-strike since November 2000, protesting against the imposition of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the Indian state of Manipur
‘Shocking’ execution of Iran protesters condemned
29 January 2010, 08:23AM
Iran has conducted the first executions known to be related to last year's post-election violence.
Governments must be held to account for secret detentions
28 January 2010, 10:29AM
All countries should take concrete steps to end secret detention
Afghanistan: Human rights must be guaranteed during Taliban talks
27 January 2010, 12:51PM
Human rights must not be traded away in reconciliation talks with the Taliban.
Women in Burkina Faso dying because of discrimination
27 January 2010, 11:28AM
Women are dying needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth because discrimination prevents them from accessing sexual and reproductive health services, leaving them unable to make key decisions on their pregnancies.
Council of Europe must stand up against discrimination
26 January 2010, 08:37AM
Amnesty International calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to send a clear signal of its determination to end discrimination across Europe against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Rights at risk in Yemen amid increased security crackdown
26 January 2010, 08:30AM
Amnesty International has warned that the government’s heavy-handed response to the threat posed by al-Qa’ida puts Yemen at risk of being locked in a downward spiral on human rights.
Relief efforts and reconstruction in Haiti
26 January 2010, 07:27AM
Amnesty International expresses its concerns amid the humanitarian crisis that unfolds in Haiti and stresses that protecting human rights is essential for effective relief and a sustainable recovery.
Governments must uphold the rights of Indigenous peoples
25 January 2010, 11:59AM
Amnesty International urges Australian governments to advance the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through comprehensive implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in laws, policies and programs.
US and UN must guarantee Haiti emergency assistance
23 January 2010, 08:37AM
US authorities and UN agencies in Haiti must urgently resolve the lack of access to emergency aid for those in desperate need following last week's earthquake.
Political activists in Sri Lanka attacked ahead of election
23 January 2010, 08:26AM
Amnesty International calls on Sri Lankan political leaders to investigate attacks on activists during one of the most violent presidential elections in the last 20 years.
Guantanamo deadline passes, Australia should help resettle detainees
21 January 2010, 03:23PM
With the US failing to meet its self-imposed deadline, of 22 January 2010, for closing the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, we call on the Australian Government to help to end this human rights scandal by resettling some of the detainees.
Fiji intensifies repression in 2010
21 January 2010, 11:29AM
The military regime in Fiji has started the new year with renewed attacks against people's right to freedom of expression and on the independence of the judiciary, through threats, intimidation, discrimination, and use of the law as a tool of oppression.
Vietnamese dissidents’ trial a mockery of justice
21 January 2010, 11:12AM
Amnesty International calls for the immediate and unconditional release of four Vietnamese prisoners of conscience jailed for their peaceful pro-democracy activism.
Rights agenda for Sri Lanka presidential candidates
19 January 2010, 11:13AM
Candidates in Sri Lanka’s Presidential elections on 26 January must end widespread human rights violations and the culture of impunity. Amnesty International has issued a 10-point Human Rights Agenda for all candidates.
Israel’s Gaza blockade continues to suffocate daily life
18 January 2010, 12:02PM
Israel must end its suffocating blockade of the Gaza Strip, which leaves more than 1.4 million Palestinians cut off from the outside world and struggling with desperate poverty, Amnesty International said one year on from the end of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
Protection of human rights essential in Haiti relief efforts
18 January 2010, 09:47AM
There must be protection of human rights following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, especially for those most vulnerable: children, those left orphans as a consequence of the earthquake, and girls who are at higher risk of sexual abuse and attack.
Sudanese men executed amid fears of unfair trials
15 January 2010, 09:58AM
Amnesty International has condemned the execution of six men accused of murdering 13 policemen during clashes over a forced eviction in Khartoum, Sudan in 2005.
Mongolia moratorium on executions welcomed
14 January 2010, 05:25PM
In a bold move for the protection of human rights, Mongolia has declared an official moratorium on executions. We welcome this important development as a key step toward full abolition of the death penalty.
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