Press Release
USA: Global Speaker’s Forum on the Crisis of Maternal Health Kicks off in San Francisco
Amnesty International will host three special public town hall forums with its leaders from around the world and local...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Landmark legislation addressing sexual violence against Native women passed
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today applauded House passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, a groundbreaking...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Haiti: Haiti’s Emergency Response Must Include Protection From Widespread Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
Thousands of women living in temporary camps around Haiti are threatened by sexual violence and have inadequate protection...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Iran: Fears remain mother of two could be hanged
Amnesty International today urged the Iranian authorities not to execute by any other method a 43-year-old woman convicted...
March 27, 2011
Report
Mexico: Torture and sexual violence against women detained in San Salvador Atenco – Two years of injustice and impunity
The second anniversary of the events that took place in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico State, is approaching without substantial advances…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
USA: Amnesty International Urges Congress to Turn Attention to Needed Reforms on Maternal and Childbirth Care
Now that health insurance reform legislation has passed, President Obama and Congress must urgently turn their attention to...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Belgium: Belgium Full Face Veil Ban Would Breach International Law, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International urges the Belgian Parliament not to pass a draft law which would prohibit the wearing of full face...
March 27, 2011
Report
Left without a Chance: Barriers to Maternal Health in Indonesia
Left without a Chance: Barriers to Maternal Health in Indonesia Available only in PDF
March 26, 2011
Report
The Gender Trap: Women, Violence and Poverty
Most of the people living in poverty in the world are women. Discrimination is a key driver of poverty. In…
March 26, 2011
Report
Iraq: Carnage and despair in Iraq
Five years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is still in disarray. The human rights situation is disastrous,…
March 26, 2011
Report
Persecution and resistance: The experience of human rights defenders in Guatemala and Honduras
This report focuses on risks that human rights defenders face in Honduras and Guatemala, where the pattern of human rights…
March 26, 2011
Report
Guatemala: No protection, no justice: killings of women (an update)
Since 2001 over 2,200 women and girls have been murdered in Guatemala and the rate of murders is on the…
March 26, 2011