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Human Rights and Poverty
Bangladesh: Investigate the killing and the violence during garment factory workers unrest
17 December 2010, 08:20AM
Amnesty International is calling on the authorities in Bangladesh to order an immediate inquiry into reports that four people have died during violent clashes between police and garment factory workers in Bangladesh on 12 December.
Ghana ‘Railway Dwellers’ facing imminent forcible eviction
15 December 2010, 09:32AM
Amnesty International has urged the Ghanaian authorities to halt the imminent eviction of thousands of people living next to railway lines in the capital, Accra.
Taiwan: justice delayed in “Hsichih Trio” case
13 December 2010, 02:04PM
While the Supreme Court considers an appeal against the “not guilty verdict” in the cases of Liu Bing-lang, Su Chien-ho and Chuang Lin-hsun, collectively known as the “Hsichih Trio”, Amnesty International urges the Taiwanese authorities to promptly address flaws in this judicial proceeding, including allegations of torture and immediately establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a first step towards its abolition.
Nobel Peace Prize a ‘dignified tribute’ to human rights defenders
11 December 2010, 05:56AM
Global recognition of Chinese writer and activist Liu Xiaobo has emphasised the significance of his message of respect for human rights.
New video evidence of alleged Sri Lankan war crimes requires UN investigation
9 December 2010, 09:25AM
Graphic new footage broadcast by UK Channel 4 News, allegedly filmed in northern Sri Lanka in May 2009, appears to show Sri Lankan soldiers executing prisoners. The footage includes what appear to be a number of naked male and female bodies, many of them blindfolded and bound.
Israeli rabbis ban on home sale and rental to non-Jews condemned
8 December 2010, 11:53AM
Amnesty International today condemned a religious ruling signed by dozens of Israel’s municipal chief rabbis that bans the renting or sale of homes to non-Jews.
Malaysia: Torture practiced systematically in widespread caning
6 December 2010, 12:26PM
Each year in Malaysia, thousands of people each year are subject to systematic torture and ill-treatment through the practice of judicial caning.
Zimbabwe: Newborn deaths must be investigated
2 December 2010, 07:00PM
The Zimbabwean government should urgently investigate the deaths of newborn babies at a settlement it created to re-house people made homeless by its mass forced eviction program five years ago, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
Insufficient evidence denies justice for Indigenous man on Palm Island
29 November 2010, 12:40PM
Amnesty International is disappointed by the announcment in November that the initial police investigation into the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee delivered insufficient evidence to secure accountability for his tragic death.
Landmark enforced disappearances convention to enter into force
26 November 2010, 10:12AM
New treaty an important step, but almost 90 per cent of the international community have yet to commit themselves to tackling enforced disappearances.
Israel condemned over Bedouin village demolition
26 November 2010, 10:03AM
Bedouin village in Israel demolished for the seventh time since July.
Yemen bomb attack targets Shi’a community
25 November 2010, 12:08PM
Amnesty International has condemned a bomb attack in Yemen that reportedly killed at least 17 people and injured 15 as they travelled to celebrate a Shi’a festival in the northern town of al-Zahir.
More abuse of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia
20 November 2010, 08:51AM
Amnesty International has again called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to protect domestic workers from abuse, following the reported discovery of the mutilated body of an Indonesian woman found in a skip in the town of Abha.
Pakistan’s Asma Jahanghir wins UN human rights award
18 November 2010, 09:18AM
Amnesty International congratulates Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan’s foremost human rights advocate, for winning a UN award for her outstanding contribution to promoting human rights around the world.
Indonesia urged to block discriminatory pregnancy tests for schoolgirls
12 November 2010, 12:50PM
Amnesty International has called on the Indonesian government to block discriminatory efforts to institute pregnancy and virginity tests for high school girls.
Indonesian women and girls struggling to achieve reproductive health
4 November 2010, 01:03PM
A new Amnesty International report highlights important areas where the law in Indonesia needs reforming, or much better implementation, in order to overcome discriminatory practices that disempower women and put their health at risk.
India: Chhattisgarh authorities must immediately release Prisoner of Conscience Kartam Joga
2 November 2010, 10:11AM
Amnesty International believes Kartam Joga is a Prisoner of Conscience, and that the charges brought against him are politically motivated
Illegal Israeli settlement plans threaten Palestinian human rights
16 October 2010, 08:18AM
the construction of new housing in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem contravenes international law and compounds the litany of abuses of the human rights of Palestinians living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Roma families in Belgrade evicted
8 October 2010, 11:46AM
Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to stop forced evictions after Roma families, including 17 children and one pregnant woman, were evicted from their homes in the city.
Forced evictions, rights abuses during Commonwealth Games
5 October 2010, 01:23PM
The Commonwealth Games cannot be used as an excuse to forcibly evict thousands of seasonal vendors, street-based workers and beggars, many of whom are facing joblessness as the police prevent them from working on the streets during the Games.
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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