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Press Release
Amnesty International Says Mali Experiencing Worst Human Rights Crisis in Half Century
Amnesty International said today that Mali is in a human rights crisis not seen in 50 years.
May 16, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Congress to Fully Protect All Women Under Violence Against Women Act With House Passage of “Disappointing” Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, omitting several critical provisions to protect all women.
May 16, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Hosts “Shadow Summit” With Afghan Women’s Rights Leaders As NATO Summit Opens May 20 in Chicago
As the NATO Summit leaders begin to fill in the missing pieces of the military exit strategy for Afghanistan on Sunday, May 20, Amnesty International will stage a "Shadow Summit" to underscore concerns that Afghan women are being ignored in the process while their tenuous grasp on basic rights may be threatened as the troops leave.
May 11, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns “Shameful” Effort to Strip New Protections for Native Women from Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Amnesty International USA today condemned as “disturbing and shameful” the effort underway in the U.S. Senate to strip protections for Native American and Alaska Native women from legislation to help fight domestic violence and sexual assault.
April 20, 2012
Press Release
Still No Justice for Women Survivors of Wartime Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina, finds Amnesty International
It is time the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina enacted its 2010 commitment to ensure justice, truth and reparation for hundreds of survivors of wartime sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a briefing published today.
March 30, 2012
Press Release
Maldives must investigate sexual harassment of detained women protesters
Maldives authorities must immediately investigate allegations that police beat and sexually harassed four women detained during an anti-government rally, Amnesty International said.
March 28, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Honors Activist Jenni Williams for Inspiring Zimbabweans to Stand Up for Freedom and Basic Rights
Activist Jenni Williams, a founder of the social justice movement Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), who has endured dozens of arrests and beatings for leading peaceful protests, will be awarded Amnesty International U.S.A.’s 2012 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women’s and Children’s Rights. The award honors activists who persevere, often at great personal risk and sacrifice.
March 26, 2012
Report
Brazil: Picking up the pieces: Women’s experience of urban violence in Brazil
This report provides a glimpse of what life is like for women in many parts of Brazil today. In socially excluded communities women live out their lives against a backdrop of constant criminal and police violence. The report focuses on the largely untold stories of women struggling to live their lives, to bring up their children and to fight for justice amid police and criminal violence. It highlights some of the patterns of human rights violations against women in particular.
February 23, 2012
Press Release
Egypt Political Parties Pledge to End State of Emergency But Many Stop Short of Committing to Women’s Rights, Amnesty International Survey Shows
Most of the biggest Egyptian political parties have committed to delivering ambitious human rights reforms in the country's transition, but are giving mixed signals or flatly refusing to end discrimination, protect women's rights and abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International said today.
January 24, 2012
Report
Year of Rebellion: The State of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
This report describes the events of 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa, a year that saw millions of people flooding the streets to demand change.
January 9, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Commends U.S. Action Plan to Protect Women and Children in Conflict
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) commends President Obama for creating the first-ever U.S. national action plan to implement U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
December 19, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Senate Committee to Pass the SAVE Native Women Act
Amnesty International announced today its support for S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women (SAVE Native Women) Act. The SAVE Native Women Act was recently introduced on the Senate floor by Senator Daniel Akaka, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. In advance of the Committee’s markup this Thursday, Amnesty International strongly urges the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to unanimously pass S. 1763 and help to end violence against Native women in the United States.
December 7, 2011