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Bahrain: Outspoken activist fears re-arrest
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 11:44 am | Amnesty International
A Bahraini activist recently released from prison has told Amnesty International she fears she may be rearrested when she attends court this week to face further spurious charges. More >>
AI calls on Mexico's President to confront rights situation
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 10:15 am | Amnesty International
At a meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, delivered a memorandum demanding an urgent list of actions to combat entrenched impunity and serious human rights violations. More >>
DPRK: United Nations must act on crimes against humanity
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 12:16 pm | Amnesty International
The United Nations Security Council must increase pressure on North Korea to address the horrific human rights situation in the country, Amnesty International said following publication of a damning UN report. More >>
Carnage in Nigeria amounts to crimes against humanity
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 10:17 am | Amnesty International
Attacks by Islamist armed groups that have killed more than 200 people in recent weeks in northern Nigeria have been increasingly deadly and sophisticated, and amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said. More >>
Bahrain: Fears of violent crackdown ahead of anniversary
Friday, 14 February 2014, 4:01 pm | Amnesty International
There are fears that the Bahraini authorities may use violence to quash planned demonstrations on 14 February, said Amnesty International, when thousands are expected to take to the streets to mark the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising. More >>
UN Security Council must not fail Syria’s besieged civilians
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:47 am | Amnesty International
As many as a quarter of a million civilians in areas under siege around Syria need the UN Security Council to push for unfettered humanitarian access to alleviate their suffering, Amnesty International said today, as the world body considers a draft ... More >>
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 >>
