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Billion Dollar Trade Puts Women in Firing Line

Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 9:24 am | Amnesty International

New report from the Stop Violence Against Women campaign and the Control Arms campaign: Amnesty International, Oxfam and IANSA More >>

Turkey: Police Attack Women's Day Protesters

Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 9:21 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International is greatly concerned by the disproportionate use of force by police officers against individuals who had gathered peacefully in Istanbul on 6 March to celebrate Women's Day early. Police used truncheons and pepper gas to ... More >>

Iran: Threats against Kurdish HR defenders

Monday, 7 March 2005, 7:12 pm | Amnesty International

Amnesty International is alarmed at reports that human rights defenders in Sanandaj, Iranian Kordestan, working on children and women's rights are facing threats in connection with their human rights work. It is feared that such harassment may increase towards ... More >>

Europe Council Urged To Act For Trafficked People

Monday, 7 March 2005, 9:18 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International and Anti-Slavery International call on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to strengthen the provisions of the draft Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings related to the assistance ... More >>

Multi-billion Dollar Trade Puts Women at Risk

Monday, 7 March 2005, 12:10 am | Amnesty International

Amnesty International and Oxfam will launch a report in Dunedin on 7 March 2005 detailing the price women are paying for the increasing proliferation and misuse of small arms. More >>

Mexico: Justice fails in Ciudad Juarez

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 6:16 pm | Amnesty International

The Governor of the state of Chihuahua in Mexico said recently that international attention on the situation in Ciudad Juarez is damaging the city's public image. The purpose of Reyes Baeza's comments is unclear, but such statements in the past ... More >>

USA: Supreme Court outlaws execution of children

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 6:14 pm | Amnesty International

Today’s decision by the US Supreme Court outlawing the execution of child offenders -- those who were under 18 at the time of the crime -- finally brings the USA into line with an unequivocal principle of international law, Amnesty International said ... More >>

UK Anti-Terror Bill Threatens Human Rights

Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 12:02 am | Amnesty International

UK: The Prevention of Terrorism Bill is a grave threat to human rights and the rule of law More >>

Indian: No justice for victims in Gujarat

Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 11:43 am | Amnesty International

On the third anniversary of the fire on the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra on 27 February 2002 in which 59 people died, Amnesty International once again calls on the Government of Gujarat to take all possible steps to ensure justice to the ... More >>

Sierra Leone: Amnesty Says Impunity Must End

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:29 am | Amnesty International

Sierra Leone: Ending impunity and achieving justice Amnesty International's message to the National Victims Commemoration Conference More >>

Russia: Euro Court Rules On Chechen Rep Cases

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:28 am | Amnesty International

Russian Federation: European Court of Human Rights rulings on six cases from the Chechen Republic More >>

Maldives: Human Rights Reform Needed

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:25 am | Amnesty International

As the Maldivian Constitutional Assembly prepares to debate a new constitution, Amnesty International is urging it to place respect for human rights at the centre of its deliberation and the government’s proposed reforms. Among the documents before ... More >>

Amnesty International founder Peter Benenson Dies

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:17 am | Amnesty International

Peter Benenson, the founder of the worldwide human rights organisation Amnesty International, died yesterday evening. He was 83. More >>

Beijing +10: No rollback on rights

Friday, 25 February 2005, 11:30 am | Amnesty International

On the eve of the 49th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), Amnesty International is calling on all governments attending the session to uphold and protect women’s human rights. More >>

UK: Proposed "control orders" violate human rights

Thursday, 24 February 2005, 9:45 am | Amnesty International

The prevention of terrorism bill makes a mockery of human rights and the rule of law and contravenes the spirit, if not the letter, of the December 2004 Law Lords' judgment, Amnesty International said today. More >>

Iraqi women - the need for protective measures

Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 12:06 am | Amnesty International

Iraqi women must have an active role in shaping the future of their country, a new report by Amnesty International said today. Iraqi authorities must take effective measures to protect women and to change discriminatory legislation that encourages ... More >>