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Chhattisgarh must investigate police inaction in sexual assault case
Authorities in Chhattisgarh must conduct a swift, thorough and independent investigation into the refusal of police officials in Bijapur district,…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
Female refugees face physical assault, exploitation and sexual harassment on their journey through Europe
Governments and aid agencies are failing to provide even basic protections to women refugees traveling from Syria and Iraq. New…
January 15, 2016
Press Release
“Comfort women” deal must not deny survivors justice
In response to the announcement that the Japanese and South Korean governments have reached an agreement on the issue of…
December 28, 2015
Press Release
Tunisia: Rapists given a way out while their victims are blamed and punished
Loopholes in Tunisia’s laws are granting perpetrators of rape, sexual assault and physical violence a way out while their victims…
November 25, 2015
Report
Shamed and Blamed: Pregnant Girls’ Rights at Risk in Sierra Leone
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015
Press Release
Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone excluded from school and banned from exams
Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra…
November 6, 2015
Press Release
Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz Afghanistan
Mass murder, gang rapes and house-to-house searches by Taliban death squads are just some of the harrowing civilian testimonies emerging…
October 1, 2015
Press Release
Amnesty International Marks International Day of Action for the Decriminalization of Abortion
Amnesty International supporters in more than 20 countries will mark the International Day of Action for the Decriminalization of Abortion…
September 28, 2015
Press Release
Policy on state obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil the human rights of sex workers (International Board)
REQUESTS the International Board to adopt a policy that seeks attainment of the highest possible protection of the human rights…
August 11, 2015
Press Release
Q&A on the Policy to Protect Human Rights of Sex Workers
Frequently Asked Questions Why does Amnesty need a policy to protect the human rights of sex workers? What is the…
August 11, 2015
Press Release
4,000 women and girls abandoned by the Irish State every year
Today in Dublin, Amnesty International activists from around the world staged a protest against Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws outside the…
August 6, 2015
Press Release
Burkina Faso – Elections cannot ignore women’s crisis
Burkina Faso must urgently tackle the nationwide crisis where forced and early marriage, unwanted pregnancy and lacking sex education reduce…
July 15, 2015