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CAR: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 1:49 pm | Amnesty International
International peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in the western part of the Central African Republic, Amnesty International said in a report issued today. More >>
US: Guatemalan soldier accused of massacre must face justic
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 12:47 pm | Amnesty International
The USA must charge or extradite a former Guatemalan soldier involved in a massacre in his home country, Amnesty International said. More >>
Pakistan: Investigate disappearance of anti-drone activist
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 10:14 am | Amnesty International
The Pakistani authorities must immediately determine the whereabouts of an anti-drone activist who disappeared days before he was due to travel to Europe to give testimony before the European Parliament, Amnesty International said. More >>
Afghanistan: New policy a lifeline
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 10:58 am | Amnesty International
Afghanistan’s new policy to help more than 600,000 internally displaced people, many of whom live on the brink of starvation and in cramped makeshift dwellings, is a milestone, said Amnesty International. However, the organization warns that ... More >>
IOC called to uphold human rights
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 9:30 am | Amnesty International
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must not ignore the serious human rights violations associated with the preparation for and staging of the Sochi Olympic Games, Amnesty International said today. In a letter to IOC’s President Thomas Bach the ... More >>
Global Day of Action against Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Monday, 10 February 2014, 10:11 am | Amnesty International
9 February 2014 Thousands of civil society activists, including Amnesty International supporters in the UK, Canada, Spain and Germany are acting together today in solidarity with campaigners in Uganda to show their opposition to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality ... More >>
Olympic flame reaches Sochi
Thursday, 6 February 2014, 9:45 am | Amnesty International
Russian homophobia under fire worldwide as Olympic flame reaches Sochi As protests are being held today in cities around the world ahead of the Winter Olympic Games to denounce the ongoing and openly homophobic discrimination in Russia, Amnesty International ... More >>
Europe: Transgender people face discrimination
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 2:04 pm | Amnesty International
European countries are violating the human rights of people trying to change their legal gender, said Amnesty International in a report published today. It details how transgender people are forced to undergo invasive surgery, sterilization, hormone ... More >>
Russia: Another environmentalist in custody
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 11:13 am | Amnesty International
The re-arrest today of yet another environmental activist in Russia’s Krasnodar region where the Sochi Winter Olympic Games will open on 7 February, as well as his brief detention along with five colleagues last night, are more evidence of growing ... More >>
Russia: Activist arrested ahead of start of Sochi Olympics
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 5:18 pm | Amnesty International
As the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics comes closer, harassment against civil society activists has intensified, Amnesty International said today after the arrest of an environmentalist for allegedly swearing in public. Evgeny Vitishko was arrested ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: New terrorism law is latest tool
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 10:17 am | Amnesty International
A new counter-terrorism law in Saudi Arabia will entrench existing patterns of human rights violations and serve as a further tool to suppress peaceful political dissent, Amnesty International said after analysing the legislation. More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Activists in hiding after homophobic attacks
Saturday, 1 February 2014, 10:42 am | Amnesty International
Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire must urgently investigate the unprecedented wave of homophobic attacks in Abidjan, which has forced many HIV workers to go into hiding, Amnesty International said. More >>
Lithuanian Court’s ruling on CIA rendition case
Friday, 31 January 2014, 9:56 am | Amnesty International
A decision by a court in Lithuania ruling that a Saudi Arabian national has a right to an investigation into his alleged torture in a secret CIA detention centre in the country is a breakthrough for justice, said Amnesty International. More >>
UK resettling refugees must inspire wider action on Syria
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 2:49 pm | Amnesty International
The UK government’s decision to resettle some of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria should encourage wider action on resettlement by the international community, particularly European and Gulf countries said Amnesty International More >>
Egypt: Journalists face terror charges
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 11:38 am | Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today for allegedly providing assistance or belonging to a banned group engaged in terrorist activities, said Amnesty ... More >>
Global petition to be delivered to Russian President
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 5:28 pm | Amnesty International
A 200,000 strong global petition will be delivered to the offices of Russian President Vladimir Putin calling on him to repeal a series of repressive laws restricting the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association in the run up to the Sochi ... More >>
Japan: NHK chief’s sexual slavery comments an “insult”
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 3:01 pm | Amnesty International
The new head of Japan’s national broadcaster NHK defence of the country’s wartime military sexual slavery is deplorable, said Amnesty International. More >>
Philippines: Police officers use torture 'for fun’
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:09 pm | Amnesty International
The discovery of a secret torture cell in a police intelligence facility in the Philippines where officers physically abused inmates for fun in a game of “roulette” shows the authorities’ pitiful lack of control over the police force in the country, ... More >>
Bahrain: Death of teenage detainee must be investigated
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 10:04 am | Amnesty International
The Bahraini authorities must immediately investigate the death in custody of a 19-year-old boy who was shot in the head by security forces, said Amnesty International. More >>
Central African Republic: Civilians under imminent threat
Monday, 27 January 2014, 10:57 am | Amnesty International
Christian and Muslim civilians in Baoro and Bossemptle in the north-west of the Central African Republic are in imminent danger of attack due to the very strong presence of anti-balaka militias in towns where international peacekeepers are nowhere to ... More >>
