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Press Release
Amnesty International Gathers Women’s Rights Leaders and Advocates in NYC November 17 to Assess Worldwide Progress
On Thursday, Nov. 17, Amnesty International will gather more than a dozen leading advocates for women’s rights from around the globe to assess progress and challenges on issues including violence against women, maternal health and reproductive rights and security and rights in conflict zones. Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and current executive director of UN Women, will deliver the keynote speech at 10 a.m.
November 10, 2011
Press Release
ASEAN: End Discrimination Against Women to Improve Maternal Health
ASEAN must take urgent action if all of its member states are to meet targets under the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for addressing poor sexual and reproductive health for women and girls, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
October 14, 2011
Press Release
Nobel Peace Prize Important Recognition of Struggle for Women’s Rights, Says Amnesty International
Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International, issued the following comments today about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to three women who have fought for womens’ rights and equality
October 7, 2011
Report
Afghanistan 10 years on: Slow progress and failed promises
Ten years after a US-led military invasion removed the Taleban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have failed to keep many of the promises they made to the Afghan people, Amnesty International said today. “Hopes were high in Afghanistan in 2001 following the international intervention but since then human rights gains have been put at risk by corruption, mismanagement and attacks by insurgent groups who have shown systematic contempt for human rights and the laws of war,” said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific director. “Today, many Afghans dare to hope for improvements in human rights in…
October 6, 2011
Press Release
Joint Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Statement on Zaynab al-Hosni
In September 2011, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of a woman believed to be Zaynab al-Hosni.
October 5, 2011
Press Release
Ten Years On Afghanistan Shows Slow Progress and Failed Promises, Says Amnesty International
Ten years after a U.S.-led military invasion removed the Taliban from Afghanistan, the Afghan government and its international supporters have failed to keep many of the promises they made to the Afghan people, Amnesty International said today
October 5, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Condemns Flogging Sentence for Saudi Woman Who Drove a Car
A flogging sentence against a Saudi Arabian woman who defied the ban on driving by women demonstrates the cruel scale of gender discrimination in the Kingdom, Amnesty International said today.
September 27, 2011
Press Release
Granting Women the Right to Vote in Saudi Arabia is Only a Tiny Step Toward Equality, Says Amnesty International
Granting women in Saudi Arabia the right to vote is a welcome step, Amnesty International said today, but authorities must take the much larger step toward dismantling the entire system in place to repress and discriminate against women.
September 26, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Reveals Shocking New Evidence of Extreme Brutality in Syria — Mutilated Body of Abducted 18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Horrific Circumstances
Amnesty International today revealed new evidence of the extreme brutality being meted out to Syrian protesters and their families. The organization said the mutilated body of an 18-year-old woman who was abducted by security forces was discovered by her family in a morgue in Homs Sept. 13. Zainab al-Hosni would become the first woman known to have died in custody during the unrest.
September 23, 2011
Press Release
First French Fines for Veiled Women is a ‘Travesty of Justice’ Says Amnesty International
The first fines issued in France today against two Muslim women wearing full-face veils in public are a violation of their rights to freedom of expression and religion, Amnesty International said today.
September 22, 2011
Press Release
Colombian Authorities Fail Survivors of Sexual Violence, Says Amnesty International
The Colombian authorities have failed to tackle the lack of justice for female survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
September 21, 2011
Report
Colombian authorities fail survivors of sexual violence
Sexual violence is endemic to Colombia's long-running armed conflict. Members of all the warring parties have sexually abused and exploited women and girls. This document focuses on the deeply-entrenched impunity that has for so long shielded from justice human rights abusers of all kinds in Colombia. This report examines what, if any, progress has been made by the authorities, particularly since 2008, in addressing sexual violence and impunity.
September 20, 2011