Bahrain: free political prisoners
Stop Violence Against Women
IWD: A time to reflect on women’s rights
9 March 2006, 06:48AM
In Australia and around the world more needs to be done to progress women's rights.
Nigeria: Fears of continuing human rights violations
21 February 2006, 01:23PM
On the one-year anniversary of the Joint Task Force raid on the community of Odioma, Bayelsa State, which resulted in at least 17 people being killed, acts of torture including rape of women, Amnesty International fears that human rights violations by the military present in the community are continuing
International Zero Tolerance to FGM Day
7 February 2006, 02:49PM
As the world observes the first International Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Day, Amnesty International is appealing to all governments to ensure effective protection of girls from female genital mutilation (FGM).
Albania: a step forward for justice for women
31 January 2006, 12:50PM
Amnesty International welcomes recent initiatives to introduce legislation in Albania to prevent violence against the family and to protect victims of such violence.
Russian Federation: Violence against women must not be ignored
15 December 2005, 06:00PM
Violence against women in the Russian Federation is one of the most pervasive, yet hidden human rights abuses. Recent independent research revealed that 70 per cent of married women had been subjected to one or another form of violence by their husband, Amnesty International said today as it launched its report, 'Russian Federation: Nowhere to turn to.Violence against women in the family.'
International Campaign on Women Human Rights Defenders opens global consultation meeting in Sri Lan
1 December 2005, 12:25PM
Nearly 200 activists from approximately 70 countries worldwide gathered yesterday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to begin an historic global gathering of women human rights defenders.
The rights of women in armed conflict: an activists’ guide
29 September 2005, 07:42AM
Amnesty International has published a guide on using the law to press governments to implement their obligations toward women in armed conflict. The guide is aimed at those with influence over public services, such as lawyers, teachers and police officers, as well as human rights campaigners and groups. It is part of a toolkit for activists in Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign.
Syria: Time to make human rights a reality in Syria
26 August 2005, 11:26AM
Amnesty International today called on the Syrian authorities to immediately take steps towards the full implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC). The recommendations were released last week following the Committees consideration of Syria's third periodic report concerning its implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Make a difference: Stop violence against women
26 August 2005, 11:25AM
Speech delivered by Amnesty International, Secretary General, Irene Khan delivered at the Ferris University Yokohama, Japan
Afghanistan: Stoning to death - human rights scandal
26 August 2005, 11:25AM
Discrimination against women in Afghanistan will continue to have grave consequences until the government takes concrete steps to end it, said Amnesty International following the killing by stoning of a 29 year-old woman accused of adultery.
Sudan: Human Rights activists harassed by National Security
26 August 2005, 11:25AM
Three female lawyers working on women's issues in Sudan have been brought in for questioning by the National Security service over the past two days. The lawyers had participated in a local Human Rights Workshop, composed of local lawyers and NGO groups, in Dar al-Katah, Port Sudan, Eastern Sudan.
Africa Women’s Day: More African governments must ratify Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa
26 August 2005, 11:25AM
In advance of the 43rd anniversary of Africa Women's Day on Sunday, Amnesty International today called on African governments that have not yet done so to ratify the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Protocol) quickly and without reservations.
Beijing: Wasted opportunity to progress women’s rights
26 August 2005, 11:24AM
Ten years after the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, a review has presented a critical opportunity to progress the women's rights agenda.
Iraq: Iraqi women - the need for protective measures
26 August 2005, 11:24AM
Iraqi women must have an active role in shaping the future of their country, a new report by Amnesty International said today. Iraqi authorities must take effective measures to protect women and to change discriminatory legislation that encourages violence against them.
National strategy needed to eliminate violence against women
26 August 2005, 11:24AM
A new campaign to amass support for a national strategy to stamp out the scourge of violence against women is launched by Amnesty International Australia today, the eve of International Womens Day.
The multi-billion dollar trade that puts women in the firing line
26 August 2005, 11:24AM
Women are paying an increasingly heavy price for the dangerously unregulated multi-billion-dollar trade in small arms, according to a new report issued today on the eve of International Women's Day.
Zimbabwe: More than 250 women arrested - some badly beaten
26 August 2005, 11:24AM
Amnesty International is outraged at the arrest of more than 250 women after Zimbabwe police broke up a peaceful post-election prayer gathering in Harare yesterday evening.
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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