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‘Super agency’ for women
After three years of discussions, the General Assembly of the UN has unanimously voted to create one coherent agency to advance women’s rights.
16 Days of Activism
16 Days of Activism is an international campaign calling for an end to violence against women. This year thousands of organisations and individuals across the globe will take a stand against gender-based violence.
Many voices, one message
Across Papua New Guinea (PNG), two thirds of women experience physical violence at the hands of their husbands. Women in PNG are calling for an end to the violence, add your voice to the call.
Working on the frontline in the Democratic Republic of Congo
After a decade researching human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo for Amnesty International, Andrew Philip believes there is no worse place on earth to be female.
Justice for comfort women - our achievements
A call has been for the newly elected Japanese Government to apologise to the thousands of women forced into sexual slavery in World War II, known as comfort women.
The total abortion ban in Nicaragua
Nicaragua criminalised abortion in all circumstances on 9 July 2008. One year on, Amnesty International has concerns about the human rights violations resulting from the new penal code.
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Getting to the heart of violence
What’s the right to water got to do with violence against women? Read the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and find out.
Nepal fails to deliver on commitment to women
Australian activists call on Nepal’s Government to come good on its election promise to protect women’s rights defenders who continue to face violence and sometimes death.
Amnesty salutes women human rights defenders
From Tunisia to Taiwan, from Slovenia to Peru, this year Amnesty marked International Women’s Day in over 30 countries in a myriad of ways.
Kurdish women’s rights activist released in Iran
Hana Abdi, Kurdish student and active member of Iran’s Campaign for Equality, has been released from prison after 16 months in detention.
An abuse of human rights
Violence against women pervades every society in the world. Find out why violence against women is a human rights abuse, see examples and find out what must be done to combat it.
Mythbusting violence against women
Assumptions that people make about violence against women are often inaccurate and baseless. Breaking down these commonly held myths is critical to raising awareness of the seriousness of the crime and upholding the responsibility of attackers.
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Time to celebrate, but more work needs to be done
On Sunday 8 March - International Women's Day - we reflect on the courageous efforts of women to claim their human rights, and the violence still faced by women around the world.
Support Women’s Day on Facebook and Twitter
Help us get the word out about the need for a National Plan of Action to combat violence against women by getting your online friends behind our call to Government.
Setting the Standard: New NPOA report released
We've released a report that could provide a blueprint for an Australian National Plan of Action to eliminate violence against women.
Bemba trial tests rape as war crime
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is an opportunity for the International Criminal Court to recognise the brutality of rape in conflict, and adopt a robust definition of the crime in its prosecution.
Women killed for witchcraft in PNG
In early January a girl aged 16-20 years old was burned alive in front of witnesses in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea. She was accused of being a witch. This most recently reported sorcery killing in Papua New Guinea is not an isolated incident.
1st December - World AIDS Day
Women and HIV AIDS
Over 30 million people in the world are living with HIV / AIDS, 50% of these are women, more in some countries.
Violence against women - a human rights abuse
From London, Amnesty International, Secretary General, Irene Khan has marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a public statement reminding us that neither violence against women nor women over-represented in poverty are inevitable facets of life.
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Celebrate 25 November - White Ribbon Day
November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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