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Azerbaijan: Eurovision is deaf to human rights abuses
23 May 2012, 10:39AM Be the first to comment
The refusal of the organisation behind Eurovision to condemn human rights abuses in Azerbaijan provides a carte blanche to the government’s crackdown, Amnesty International said after another two peaceful protests were violently dispersed.
Mexico: Freedom of expression still under attack as six journalists killed
22 May 2012, 09:32AM 1 comment - add yours
Six journalists have been killed in less than a month in Mexico, highlighting the authorities’ ongoing failure to uphold freedom of expression by protecting media workers from threats and violence for carrying out their work.
Obama must speak up about repression and human rights abuses in Ethiopia
19 May 2012, 10:10AM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International has urged President Barack Obama and fellow G8 leaders to speak up about Ethiopia’s appalling human rights record when he and the group meets with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at Camp David.
Greece must stop the criminalisation and stigmatisation of alleged sex workers found to be HIV posit
18 May 2012, 09:39AM 1 comment - add yours
Amnesty International is seriously concerned by the decision of Greek authorities involving the arrest, forced HIV testing, and pressing of criminal charges against 31 alleged sex workers.
Bogotá bomb attack ‘reprehensible’
17 May 2012, 11:24AM Be the first to comment
The perpetrators of car bomb attack on 15 May, which killed two people and injured more than 50 in the Colombian capital Bogotá, demonstrated a complete and reprehensible disregard for human life and must be brought to justice, Amnesty International has said.
Azerbaijan: Opposition activist freed as pre-Eurovision hunger strike begins
17 May 2012, 10:59AM Be the first to comment
Seventeen Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience must be released immediately, Amnesty International said as 11 people jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year launched a hunger strike on Tuesday.
Mali’s worst human rights situation in 50 years
16 May 2012, 11:13AM Be the first to comment
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence including rape, Amnesty International said today.
Ukraine: Authorities must start to implement police criminality law ahead of Euro 2012
16 May 2012, 11:03AM Be the first to comment
A new law which paves the way for independent investigations into allegations of police violence in Ukraine must be enforced in order to curb widespread police criminality in the country ahead of Euro 2012, Amnesty International said.
Sudan must end clampdown on media
16 May 2012, 10:58AM Be the first to comment
The Sudanese authorities must halt the ongoing harassment of independent media, Amnesty International said after a prominent journalist was re-arrested and copies of a national newspaper seized in Khartoum on Tuesday.
Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of Eurovision
15 May 2012, 10:18AM 1 comment - add yours
Azerbaijan must immediately halt the police use of violence to suppress freedom of expression, Amnesty International said after two separate peaceful protests were broken up by police in the capital city Baku on Monday.
Brazil: Uncovering the past; President Dilma names Truth Commission members
12 May 2012, 09:54AM Be the first to comment
The announcement by President Dilma Rousseff of the seven members of a Truth Commission to investigate past human rights crimes is a landmark event.
Romania: Roma in Baia Mare face threat of forced eviction and harassment
11 May 2012, 09:56AM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International and Bucharest-based organisation Romani CRISS are deeply concerned at the threat of forced eviction of Roma from settlements in Baia Mare, in north-western Romania. Representatives of the two organisations visited the city this week to assess the situation following news reports that the relocation of Romani families from the settlements of Craica and Pirita would commence this week.
Georgian authorities must allow peaceful forms of expression by opposition supporters
5 May 2012, 10:32AM
Georgian authorities must allow opposition activists to peacefully exercise their right to freedom of expression and assembly, Amnesty International said today.
World Press Freedom Day: Attacks against journalists around the world
3 May 2012, 01:20PM
Journalists working in traditional media outlets from Pakistan to Colombia, Mexico to Sudan plus most nations across Eastern Europe and the Middle East faced harassment, attacks, unfair imprisonment or even death just for doing their job.
Ukraine must stop police criminality or Euro 2012 fans risk abuse
1 May 2012, 12:01PM
The Ukrainian police needs urgent reform ahead of the Euro 2012 football competition, Amnesty International said in the wake of the robbery and severe beating of two men by six officers in Lviv on 21 April.
Azerbaijan: “There is no official censorship - but anyone doing real journalism is at risk.”
1 May 2012, 11:45AM
The journey from an Azerbaijani prison cell to London’s School of Oriental and African Studies is perhaps not the most conventional route for a student to take.
Taylor verdict sends message that no one is above the law
27 April 2012, 10:12AM
The conviction of Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone sends out a clear message to leaders the world over that no-one is immune from justice but while the verdict brings some satisfaction for his victims more must now be done, said Amnesty International.
Brazil: Historic efforts by federal prosecutors to challenge decades of impunity for military regime
26 April 2012, 10:54AM
The efforts of federal prosecutors to initiate criminal investigations into past human rights violations marks a crucial moment in Brazil’s history.
Muslims discriminated against for demonstrating their faith
24 April 2012, 05:00PM
European governments must do more to challenge the negative stereotypes and prejudices against Muslims fuelling discrimination especially in education and employment, a new report by Amnesty International reveals today.
Shell’s wildly inaccurate reporting of Niger Delta oil spill exposed
23 April 2012, 05:00PM
A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment obtained by Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD), which exposes how the oil giant dramatically under-estimated the quantities involved.
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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21 May 2012, 03:59PM