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Brazil: Outrageous Supreme Court ruling gives green light to rapists
31 March 2012, 08:01AM
The acquittal by Brazil’s Supreme Court of a man accused of raping three 12-year-old girls on the basis that they were allegedly “sex-workers” is an outrageous affront to the most basic human rights and it has no place in Brazil today.
Still no justice for women survivors of wartime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina
29 March 2012, 08:00PM
It is time the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a briefing published today.
Maldives must investigate sexual harassment of detained women protesters
29 March 2012, 10:52AM
Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty International said.
Acquittal of Egyptian military doctor fails women victims of “virginity tests”
12 March 2012, 09:53AM
The acquittal of an Egyptian military doctor accused of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on women protesters is yet further proof that military courts are incapable of dealing with cases involving human rights abuses, Amnesty International has said.
Egypt: A year after ‘virginity tests’, women victims of army violence still seek justice
10 March 2012, 09:34AM
The final session of the trial of an Egyptian military doctor accused of conducting forced “virginity tests” on Samira Ibrahim, a woman protester, will show if Egypt’s military courts are prepared to offer any redress for female victims of violence by the army, Amnesty International said.
Egypt’s women must be allowed to protest in peace
23 December 2011, 10:37AM
Amnesty International called on Egypt’s military rulers to uphold the right to peaceful demonstration as women human rights activists staged more protests today.
Survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system mark 1000th Wednesday Demonstration
14 December 2011, 10:12AM
On Wednesday 8 January 1992 Korean women who had survived Japan’s military sexual slavery system and their supporters assembled in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea to hold a demonstration. After decades of silence these women came together publicly to call for justice.
Pakistan crime bills must be springboard for better women’s rights
14 December 2011, 09:43AM
Pakistan authorities must take concrete steps to end violence against women, Amnesty International has said after the country's Senate unanimously passed two landmark women's rights bills.
Saudi Arabia: Beheading for “sorcery” shocking
13 December 2011, 10:36AM
The beheading of a woman convicted of “witchcraft and sorcery” is deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International has said.
Cambodia: Women hit hard by wave of forced evictions
24 November 2011, 01:30PM
Cambodian women are increasingly at the forefront of the battle against a wave of forced evictions sweeping the country.
Peru to reopen investigation into forced sterilisations of women
1 November 2011, 11:03AM
The Peruvian authorities must investigate allegations that a government-run family planning scheme was used to sterilise thousands of indigenous and peasant women against their will, Amnesty International said today after an investigation into the state programme was reopened.
Iranian actress Marzieh Vafamehr released for role in Aussie film
28 October 2011, 07:39AM
Amnesty International has joined with Cyan Films, the South Australian Film Corporation, the Adelaide Film Festival and film groups today in welcoming reports that Iranian Actress, Marzieh Vafemehr has been released without suffering 90 lashes and further imprisonment, in connection to her role in the Australian produced film My Tehran for Sale.
Papua New Guinea: Amnesty International welcomes commitment to eliminate gender-based violence
9 October 2011, 10:08AM
Amnesty International shares the concerns raised by 18 States with regard to discrimination and violence against women in Papua New Guinea.
Syrian woman activist wins human rights award
9 October 2011, 10:01AM
Amnesty International has hailed the award of a prestigious human rights prize to a Syrian activist who was forced into hiding after defying the authorities' crackdown on dissent.
Amnesty International: Nobel Peace Prize important recognition of struggle for women’s rights
7 October 2011, 09:59AM
The decision by the Nobel Peace Prize committee to recognise the work of activists to defend the rights of women around the world was commended by Amnesty International today.
Solomon Islands: Amnesty International welcomes commitment to criminalise violence against women
28 September 2011, 09:25AM
Amnesty International welcomes the focus on violence against women in the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review. A 2009 survey, conducted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the government, revealed that 64% of women and girls in Solomon Islands between the ages of 15 and 49 had experienced physical and/or sexual violence by their partners or other family members.
Torture fears for Bahraini women and girls in detention
27 September 2011, 11:39AM
The Bahraini authorities must urgently investigate reports that women were tortured in detention after being arrested in Manama during pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today.
First French fines for veiled women a ‘travesty of justice’
23 September 2011, 09:07AM
The first fines issued in France today against two Muslim women wearing full-face veils in public are a violation of their rights to freedom of expression and religion, Amnesty International said today.
Pacific region: Action needed to protect vulnerable women from attack
6 September 2011, 09:01AM
Pacific leaders meeting in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday must take urgent steps to eradicate endemic violence against women in the region, Amnesty International said today.
Mexico: Indigenous women win first step in military rape case
18 August 2011, 11:21AM
For more than nine years, two Indigenous women in Mexico have taken on the military and the authorities to demand justice after they were raped by soldiers in the southern state of Guerrero in 2002.
A policeman's job is to protect all citizens, even those he or she doesn't like. I'd have thought that a pretty basic concept.
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